know

Definitions

1. verb

   To be sure that something is true.

   Examples

   • I know the answer to your question.
   • I know that he is telling the truth.
2. verb

   To have learned a piece of news.

   Examples

   • Did you know Michelle and Jack are getting divorced?
   • Yes, I knew.
3. verb

   To have facts or information about something.

   Examples

   • She knows where I live.
   • Do you know what time it is?
4. verb

   To be familiar with a person because you have met them many times.

   Examples

   • I've known her for years.
   • Do you know my brother? He works at the mill.
5. verb

   To have met someone or been to a place.

   Examples

   • I know your mother, but I've never met your father.
   • Do you know Pilar? Sure, we've met before.
6. verb

   To have a romantic relationship with someone, in old-fashioned writing.

   Examples

   • The old law spoke of a man who knew a woman only within marriage.
   • The story never says if the two had truly known each other.
   ≈coitize
7. verb

   To go through an experience.

   Examples

   • Their relationship knew ups and downs.
   • The family knew good times and bad.
8. verb

   To have learned how to do something.

   Examples

   • Let me do it. I know how it works.
   • She knows how to swim.
9. verb

   To tell the difference between things.

   Examples

   • She knows right from wrong.
   • I know my sister's face anywhere.
10. verb

    To recognize someone after time or a change.

    Examples

    • Ernest has grown so much that you would hardly know him.
    • I almost didn't know her with short hair.