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know `verb` [ nəʊ ]

• be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information.

• "most people know that CFCs can damage the ozone layer"

Similar: be aware, realize, be conscious, have knowledge, be informed, have information, notice, perceive, see, sense, recognize, understand, appreciate, savvy, latch on to something,

• have developed a relationship with (someone) through meeting and spending time with them; be familiar or friendly with.

• "he knew and respected Laura"

Similar: be acquainted with, have met, be familiar with, be friends with, be friendly with, be on good terms with, be close to, be intimate with, socialize with, associate with, have dealings with, understand, have insight into, be in sympathy with, empathize with, ken, be thick with,

• have sexual intercourse with (someone).

Origin: Old English cnāwan (earlier gecnāwan ) ‘recognize, identify’, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ( g)noscere, Greek gignōskein, also by can1 and ken.

and one knows it

• said to emphasize that someone is well aware of a fact although they might pretend otherwise.
"that's nonsense and you know it"

— as we know it

• as is familiar or customary in the present.
"apocalyptic expectations, envisaging the end of the world as we know it"

before one knows where one is

• with baffling speed.

be in the know

• be aware of something known only to a few people.
"he had a tip from a friend in the know: the horse was a cert"

be not to know

• have no way of being aware of.
"Sam wasn't to know it at the time, but Ruby would re-enter his life many years later"

don't I know it!

• used as an expression of rueful assent or agreement.

don't you know

• used to emphasize what one has just said or is about to say.
"I was, don't you know, a great motoring enthusiast in those days"

for all someone knows

• used to express the limited scope or extent of one's information.
"she could be dead for all I know"

God knows

• used to emphasize that one does not know something.
"God knows what else they might find"

have been known to do something

• have occasionally in the past done something.
"the fans have been known to rain bottles, cans, and seats on players who displease them"

I know

• I agree.
"‘It's not the same without Rosie.’ ‘I know.’"

know best

• have better knowledge or more appropriate skills.
"a mother always knows best where her children are concerned"

know better than

• be wise or polite enough to avoid doing a particular thing.
"you ought to know better than to ask that"

know someone by sight

• recognize someone by their appearance without knowing their name or being so well acquainted as to talk to them.

know different

• be aware of information or evidence to the contrary.

know something for a fact

• be aware of something that is irrefutable or beyond doubt.
"I know for a fact that he can't speak a word of Japanese"

know someone in the biblical sense

• have sexual intercourse with someone.

know no bounds

• have no limits.
"their courage knows no bounds"

know one's own mind

• be decisive and certain.

know one's way around

• be familiar with (an area, procedure, or subject).

know the ropes

• have experience of the appropriate procedures.

know what one likes

• have fixed or definite tastes, without necessarily having the knowledge or informed opinion to support them.
"I don't understand all this modern poetry at all, but I know what I like"

know what's what

• be experienced and competent in a particular area.

know who's who

• be aware of the identity and status of each person.

let it be known

• ensure that people are informed about something, especially via a third party.
"the Minister let it be known that he was not seeking reappointment"

not know from nothing

• be totally ignorant.
"she shakes her head while you talk, as if to say you don't know from nothing"

not know the first thing about

• have not the slightest idea about (something).
"he's an engineer, doesn't know the first thing about literature"

not know that

• used to express one's doubts about one's ability to do something.
"I don't know that I can sum up my meaning on paper"

not know what hit one

• be very shocked or surprised by a sudden attack or event.

not know what to do with oneself

• be at a loss as to know what to do, typically through boredom, embarrassment, or anxiety.

not know where to look

• feel great embarrassment and not know how to react.

not want to know

• refuse to react or take notice.
"they just didn't want to know when I gave my side of the story"

what does — know?

• used to indicate that someone knows nothing about the subject in question.
"what does he know about football, anyway?"

what do you know?

• used as an expression of surprise.

wouldn't you like to know?

• used to express one's intention to keep something secret despite another's curiosity.
"‘You're loaded, aren't you, Bella?’ ‘Wouldn't you like to know?’"

you know

• used to indicate that what is being referred to is known to or understood by the listener.
"when in Rome, you know"

you know something?

• used to indicate that one is going to say something interesting or surprising.
"You know what? I believed her"

you never know

• you can never be certain.