know
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know
know
(nō)know
(nəʊ)know
(noʊ)v. knew, known, know•ing,
n. v.t.
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If you know that something is true, you are aware that it is true. The past tense of know is knew. The -ed participle is known.
Be Careful!
Don't use a progressive form with know. Don't say, for example, 'I am knowing that this is true'. You say 'I know that this is true'.
If someone tells you a fact that you already know, or if they say something and you agree, you say 'I know'.
In American English you can also say 'I know it' in this situation. However, this often indicates that you are angry or annoyed.
If you say that you will let someone know something, you mean that you will give them some information when you receive it, or if you receive it.
If you know a person, place, or thing, you are acquainted with them or are familiar with them.
If you want to say that someone gradually becomes acquainted with a person or gradually becomes familiar with a place, you say that they get to know the person or place.
Be Careful!
Don't use know without get to to mean 'become acquainted with'.
If you know how to do something, you have the necessary knowledge to do it.
Don't say that someone 'knows to' do something.
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Past participle: known
Gerund: knowing
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Noun | 1. | know - the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people; "he is always in the know" knowing - a clear and certain mental apprehension |
Verb | 1. | know - be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time" keep track - keep informed of fully aware; "I keep track of the stock market developments" know - be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt; "I know that I left the key on the table"; "Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun" ignore - be ignorant of or in the dark about |
2. | know - know how to do or perform something; "She knows how to knit"; "Does your husband know how to cook?" be on the ball, be with it, know the score, know what's going on, know what's what - be well-informed master, control - have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?" get the hang, master - be or become completely proficient or skilled in; "She mastered Japanese in less than two years" | |
3. | know - be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt; "I know that I left the key on the table"; "Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun" | |
4. | know - be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object; "She doesn't know this composer"; "Do you know my sister?"; "We know this movie"; "I know him under a different name"; "This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily" know - perceive as familiar; "I know this voice!" | |
5. | know - have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces" taste - experience briefly; "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died" experience, go through, see - go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" | |
6. | ![]() accept - consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument" | |
7. | know - have fixed in the mind; "I know Latin"; "This student knows her irregular verbs"; "Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?" have down - have (something) mastered; "She has the names of the fifty states down pat" | |
8. | ![]() bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, be intimate, lie with, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with, make love, hump, jazz, love, bed, bang, make out | |
9. | know - know the nature or character of; "we all knew her as a big show-off" | |
10. | know - be able to distinguish, recognize as being different; "The child knows right from wrong" differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, severalise, severalize, tell apart, separate, tell - mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" | |
11. | know - perceive as familiar; "I know this voice!" know - be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object; "She doesn't know this composer"; "Do you know my sister?"; "We know this movie"; "I know him under a different name"; "This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily" |
know
be acquainted with be unfamiliar with
be familiar with be ignorant of, be unfamiliar with
know
verbknow
[nəʊ] (knew (pt) (known (pp)))to know the difference between → saber la diferencia entre ...
she knows a lot about chemistry → sabe mucho de química
I don't know much about history → no sé mucho de historia
I don't know much about that → no sé mucho de eso
I know nothing about it; I don't know anything about it → no sé nada de eso
he knows all the answers → lo sabe todo
one minute you're leaving school, then before you know it, you've got a family to support → dejas el colegio y al minuto siguiente, antes de darte cuenta, tienes una familia que mantener
to know why/when/where/if → saber por qué/cuándo/dónde/si
to know how to do sth → saber hacer algo
do you know how he did that? → ¿sabes cómo lo hizo?
you know how it is → ya sabes cómo son las cosas
you don't know how glad I am to see you → no sabes cuánto me alegro de verte
I'll or I'd have you know that → que sepas que ..., para que te enteres, ...
you haven't time, as well he knew → no tienes tiempo, como él bien sabía
you know as well as I do that → sabes tan bien como yo que ...
to know what → saber qué or lo que
I know what I said → ya sé qué or lo que dije
he doesn't know what to do → no sabe qué hacer
I don't know whether or not you've heard, but → no sé si has oído o no pero ...
to know what's what → saber cuántas son cinco
that's all you know! → ¡y más que podría yo contarte!
don't I know it! → ¡a mí me lo vas a contar!
"she's furious" - "don't I know it?" → -está furiosa -¡a mí me lo vas a contar!
how was I to know that ... ? → ¿cómo iba yo a saber que ...?
I should have known you'd mess things up! → debería haberme figurado or imaginado que ibas a estropear las cosas
do you know what, I think she did it! → ¿sabes una cosa? creo que lo hizo ella
I know what, let's drop in on Daphne! → ¡ya sé! ¡vamos a pasarnos por casa de Daphne!
you know what you can do with it! → ¡mételo por donde te quepa!
(well,) what do you know! → ¿qué te parece?, ¡fíjate!, ¡mira nomás! (LAm)
what does he know about dictionaries! → ¡qué sabrá él de diccionarios!
Peter, wouldn't you know it, can't come! → Peter, como era de esperar, no puede venir
do you know him? → ¿lo conoces?
to know French → saber francés
to know one's classics/linguistic theory → saberse los clásicos/la teoría lingüística
most of us know him only as a comedian → la mayoría de nosotros lo conocemos sólo como comediante
civilization as we know it → la civilización tal y como la conocemos
don't you know me better than that! → ¿o es que no me conoces?, ¡como si no me conocieras!
to know sb by sight/name → conocer a algn de vista/de nombre
to know sb by reputation → haber oído hablar de algn
she knew him for a liar and a cheat → sabía que era un mentiroso y un tramposo
they know each other from university → se conocen de la universidad
if I know him, he'll say no → me apuesto a que dice que no
she knows her own mind → sabe lo que quiere
it's not what you know, it's who you know → lo importante no es lo que sabes sino a quién conoces
he is known to have been there → se sabe que ha estado allí
I've never known him to smile → nunca lo he visto sonreír
I've never known her to be wrong → que yo sepa nunca se ha equivocado
it has never been known to happen → no se tienen noticias de que haya pasado nunca
I don't know him to speak to → no lo conozco personalmente
you know what I mean → ya me entiendes, ya sabes lo que quiero decir
I know the problem! → conozco el problema
I know the problems that arise when → sé los problemas que surgen cuando ...
he knew me at once → me reconoció en seguida
I'd have known you anywhere → te hubiese reconocido en cualquier parte
I knew him by his voice → le reconocí por la voz
to know right from wrong → saber distinguir el bien del mal
she knows a good thing when she sees it → sabe reconocer algo bueno cuando lo ve
I don't know if or that it's a very good idea → no sé si es una buena idea, no estoy seguro de que sea una buena idea
I don't know if I can do it → no sé si puedo hacerlo
to get to know sb → (llegar a) conocer a algn
I'd like to get to know you better → me gustaría (llegar a) conocerte mejor
we got to know each other during military service → llegamos a conocernos bien durante la mili
to get to know sth as you get to know the piece better → cuando conoces mejor la pieza ..., cuando estás más familiarizado con la pieza ...
get to know the area before buying a house → estudia bien la zona antes de comprar una casa
to let sb know ... I'll let you know the price as soon as I can → en cuanto sepa el precio te lo digo
let us know if you need help → avísanos si necesitas ayuda
let me know if you can't come → avísame si no puedes venir
let me know how you get on → ya me contarás cómo te fue
I don't know → no (lo) sé
yes, I know → si, ya lo sé
Mummy knows best → mamá sabe lo que te conviene
he doesn't know any better → no sabe lo que hace
he thinks he's going to get the job, but I know better → cree que va a conseguir el trabajo, pero yo sé mejor lo que cabe esperar
you ought to know better than to → ya deberías saber que no se puede ...
Mary knows better than to risk upsetting me → Mary sabe demasiado bien que no le conviene que me enfade
how should I know? → ¿cómo iba yo a saberlo?
I know, let's → ya sé, vamos a ...
one never knows, you never know → nunca se sabe
there's no (way of) knowing → no hay manera de saberlo
afterwards they just don't want to know (in relationships) → después "si te he visto no me acuerdo"; (in business) → después no quieren saber nada del asunto
who knows? → ¿quién sabe?
"was she annoyed about it?" - "I wouldn't know" → -¿se enfadó por eso? -¿y yo que sé?
it's not easy, you know → no es fácil, sabes
you know, I think I'm beginning to like Richard → ¿sabes? creo que me está empezando a gustar Richard
see also all B4
to know about to know about sth/sb: did you know about Paul? → ¿te has enterado de or sabes lo de Paul?
I didn't know about the accident → no me había enterado de lo del accidente, no sabía nada de lo del accidente
I'd known about his illness for some time → sabía lo de su enfermedad hacía tiempo
everything you always wanted to know about sex → todo lo que siempre ha querido saber sobre el sexo
she knows about cats → ella entiende de gatos
"you must be delighted!" - "I don't know about that" → ¡debes estar encantado! -no sé qué decirte
"you're a genius!" - "oh, I don't know about that" → -¡eres un genio! -hombre, no sé qué decirte
"I'm taking tomorrow off" - "I don't know about that!" → -mañana me tomo el día libre -no sé, habrá que ver
I don't know about you, but I think it's terrible → a ti no sé, pero a mí me parece terrible
to get to know about sth → enterarse de algo
to know of (= be acquainted with) → conocer
I know of a nice little café → conozco un pequeño café muy agradable
I don't know him but I know OF him → no lo conozco pero he oído hablar de él; (= be aware of) I know of no reason why he should have committed suicide → que yo sepa no tenía razones para suicidarse
the first I knew of it was when Pete told me → lo primero que oí or supe del asunto fue lo que me dijo Pete
that was the first I knew of it → esa fue la primera noticia que tuve del asunto
not that I know of → que yo sepa, no
to let sb know we'll let you know → ya te diremos lo que sea, ya te avisaremos
I'll let you know on Monday → te diré lo que sea el lunes
why didn't you let me know? → ¿por qué no me lo dijiste?
to be in the know (= well-informed) → estar enterado; (= privy to sth) → estar al tanto or al corriente
those not in the know → los que no lo sabían
know
(nəu) – past tense knew (njuː) : past participle known – verbknow
→ conocer , saberknow
- I don't know → No lo sé
- Do you know him? → ¿Lo conoce?
- Do you know how to do this? → ¿Sabe hacer esto?
- Please let me know when we get to ... → Por favor, avíseme cuando lleguemos a ...
- I'm very sorry; I didn't know the rules (US)
I'm very sorry, I didn't know the regulations (UK) → Lo siento mucho, pero no conocía las normas