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know

[noh] / noʊ /




Usage

What are other ways to say know? To know something is to be aware of it as a fact or truth: He knows the basic facts of the subject. I know that he agrees with me. To comprehend is to know something thoroughly and to perceive its relationships to certain other ideas, facts, etc. To understand is to be fully aware not only of the meaning of something but also of its implications: I could comprehend all he said, but did not understand that he was joking.

Example Sentences

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"It's really difficult to know what's going on beneath the surface," says Becky Hickman, CEO of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

“Next thing I know, he was on the ground,” Marseille said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

If you love sitcoms, know that Burrows, who died Friday, June 19, at the age of 85, planted many seeds of that affection.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

Did they not know that Morocco had cut their team open to score after 71 seconds?

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

“I know, I know,” she replies, rolling her big eyes.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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