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    [Verb]  | "know" | \ ˈnō \


    1: to perceive directly : have direct cognition of

    2: to have understanding of

    3: to recognize the nature of : discern

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English cnāwan; akin to Old High German bichnāan to recognize, Latin gnoscere, noscere to come to know, Greek gignōskein;

    [Noun]  | "know" 


    1: knowledge

    Origin: 1592 ;

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    [Noun]  | "know-all" | \ ˈnō-ˌȯl \


    1: know-it-all

    Origin: circa 1864 ;

    [Noun]  | "know-how" | \ ˈnō-ˌhau̇ \


    1: knowledge of how to do something smoothly and efficiently : expertise

    Origin: 1838 ;

    [Noun]  | "know-it-all" | \ ˈnō-ət-ˌȯl \


    1: one who claims to know everything; also : one who disdains advice

    Origin: 1873 ;

    [Noun]  | "know-noth*ing" | \ ˈnō-ˌnə-thiŋ \


    1: ignoramus

    2: agnostic

    3: a member of a 19th century secret American political organization hostile to the political influence of recent immigrants and Roman Catholics

    Origin: 1812 ;

    [Noun]  | "know-noth*ing*ism" | \ ˈnō-ˌnə-thiŋ-ˌi-zəm \


    1: the principles and policies of the Know-Nothings

    2: the condition of knowing nothing or desiring to know nothing or the conviction that nothing can be known with certainty especially in religion or morality

    3: a mid-20th century political attitude characterized by anti-intellectualism, exaggerated patriotism, and fear of foreign subversive influences

    Origin: 1854 ;

    [Idiom]  | "know best" 


    1: to know or understand better than someone else what should be done

    [Idiom]  | "know better" 


    1: to be smart or sensible enough not to do something

    2: to know or understand the truth about something

    3: to know or understand more than other people

    [Verb]  | "know" 


    1: to have a practical understanding of;


      * e.g., " ... a career diplomat who knows several languages "



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    2: to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it;


      * e.g., " ... knows full well how nerve-racking it can be to speak in public "



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    3: to have a clear idea of;


      * e.g., " ... I think I know what you're trying to say "



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    [Noun]  | "know" 


    [Noun]  | "know-how" 


    1: knowledge gained by actually doing or living through something;


      * e.g., " ... you'll gain some practical know-how in this auto mechanics class "




    [Noun]  | "know-nothing" 


    1: a stupid person;


      * e.g., " ... often disparaged her coworkers as a bunch of know-nothings "




    [Noun]  | "know-it-all" 


    1: a person who talks and behaves like someone who knows everything;


      * e.g., " ... My neighbor is a real know-it-all, always telling me what to do. "



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    [Noun]  | "know-all" 


    1: as in know-it-all;


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    [Noun]  | "know-alls" 


    1: as in know-it-alls;


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    [Noun]  | "know-nothingism" 


    1: as in agnosticism;



    [Noun]  | "know-nothingisms" 


    1: as in agnosticism;



    [Noun]  | "know-nothings" 


    1: a stupid person;


      * e.g., " ... often disparaged her coworkers as a bunch of know-nothings "




     [ "know" ]

    1: in Biblical times, it meant to sleep with someone. you will see the word used in the Bible to mean that.

      * e.g.,  ... God: "Abe, you knew your maidwoman as well as Sarah? And she gave birth to that bastard of yours, Ishmael?" 

     [ "know" ]

    1: A word Donald Rumsfeld can't use well...

      * e.g.,  ... "As we know, there are known knowns.There are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns. That is to say,we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns - the ones we don't know we don't know." 

     [ "know" ]

    1: to fuck another person

      * e.g.,  ... I know your girlfriend. 

     [ "know" ]

    1: Understanding, at this moment, or the opposite of yes, depending on how much of an idiot you are.

      * e.g.,  ... 1) I know what you're talking about. 

     [ "know" ]

    1: to have sex with

     [ "know" ]

    1: the most killer band ever created. the name is based on a song by system of a down. it was started in nashville, tn by tom-guitar, alex-guitar, miller-guitar, and gena-bass. ryan-drums and jackson-guitar joined to record the first album, "know." michael-keyboard tried to join, but it didnt work out. sadly, due to unknown circumstances, the band has fallen apart and has stopped creating music.

      * e.g.,  ... alex: band meeting, my house! 

     [ "know" ]

    1: Just another way of saying no.

      * e.g.,  ... Can she go? I, er, know.  

     [ "know it not" ]

    1: someone who comes off as knowing everything about everything, but upon review is mostly incorrect.

      * e.g.,  ... Chris started in today about common-era anthropology...wow what a know it not! 

     [ "in the know" ]

    1: With knowledge of something.

      * e.g.,  ... "People in the know are aware of a nuclear explosion if even the slightest jolt was made upon the renegade carrier." 

     [ "Not Knowing" ]

    1: A person who simply doesn't know what's going on or being said around them.

      * e.g.,  ... Yeah, J.J.'s Not Knowing. (He's the only one who has no idea what we're talking about.) 

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