know has definitions from the field of sexuality
1
[ verb ] be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

Synonyms

cognise cognize

Examples

"I know that the President lied to the people" "I want to know who is winning the game!" "I know it's time"

Used in print

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

`` Some of the defendants strongly indicated they knew they were receiving stolen_property .

(The Providence Journal...)

Speaking of the present status of civil_defense in the city , Mr._Hawksley said he would be willing to bet that not more_than one person in a_hundred would know what to do or where to go in the event of an enemy attack .

Mr._Hawksley said he was not critical of city residents for not knowing what to do or where to assemble in_case of an air_attack .

Such vital information , he said , has to be made available to the public frequently and at regular intervals for residents to know .

(The Philadelphia Inquirer,...)

`` We won n't know the full amount until we get a full report '' , Wagner said .

2
[ verb ] know how to do or perform something

Examples

"She knows how to knit" "Does your husband know how to cook?"

Used in print

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

`` Spahnie does n't know how to merely go_through_the_motions '' , remarked Enos_Slaughter , another all-out guy , who played rightfield that day and popped one over the clubhouse .

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

The results were good although they are difficult to compare with hand brushing , particularly when the individual knows how to brush his teeth properly .

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

They plan to become county people who know the proper way to terminate a fox 's life on earth .

(The Providence Journal...)

But at_least it 's reassuring to see some teenagers who do n't profess to know all the answers and are thinking_about their problems instead .

(William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)

There is no framework or structure of thought with_respect_to which we can organize it and no part of reality , as we know and apprehend it , with_respect_to which we can refer this experience .

Related terms

know_the_score master

3
[ verb ] be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt

Examples

"I know that I left the key on the table" "Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun"

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans],...)

They would like to convey the notion something is being done , even_though it is something they know to be ineffectual .

(The Philadelphia Inquirer,...)

I know they will be good .

The gala is the Thrift_Shop 's annual bundle party and , as all Thrift_Shop friends know , that means the admission is a bundle of used clothing in good_condition , contributions of household equipment , bric-a-brac and such to stock the shelves at the shop 's headquarters at 1213 Walnut_St. .

(The New York Times,...)

The President knew that a confrontation with Mr._Khrushchev sooner_or_later probably was inevitable and even desirable .

(Alfred Wright, "A Duel Golfers Will Never Forget"...)

But Palmer knew , as did everybody else at Augusta , that his streak was about to be broken .

Related terms

anticipate

4
[ verb ] be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object

Examples

"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"

Used in print

(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)

`` I think I can do a better job with the glove , now that I know the hitters around the league a_little better '' , he said .

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

It was a real stimulant to a_lot of guys I know who have moved past the 2 - score year milestone .

(Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)

This , for the liberals I know , would be an understatement .

(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)

No , they had n't seen anyone around ; no , they did n't know the Andrus family ; yes , they had read about the case ; yes , they had let some reporters use their phone , but they would no_longer .

(William Maxwell, The Chateau....)

`` It 's because we are in France '' , he said , `` and know so few people .

5
[ verb ] have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations

Synonyms

experience live

Examples

"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"

Used in print

(John F. Hayward, "Mimesis and Symbol in the Arts"...)

All such imitations of negative quality have given_rise to a compensatory response in the form of a heroic and highly individualistic humanism : if man can neither know nor love reality as it is , he can at_least invent an artistic `` reality '' which is its own world and which can speak_to man of purely personal and subjective qualities capable of being known and worthy of being loved .

(Harry Olesker, Impact....)

Those ten days were like no others that Blanche had known .

(Doris Miles Disney, Mrs. Meeker's Money....)

`` Sometimes we 'd have trouble persuading her to make tax-exempt charitable contributions , and I 've known her to quarrel with a plumber over a bill for fixing a faucet ; the next moment she 'd put another half million into the scholarship fund or thirty_thousand into something as impractical as this unfortunate Johnston affair .

6
[ verb ] discern

Examples

"His greed knew no limits"

Used in print

(George Harmon Coxe, Error of Judgement....)

The wastebasket stood near the wall next to the divan , and the instant Casey picked it up he knew what had happened .

He did not bother with his radio - there would be time for that later - but as he scrambled out on the pavement he saw the filling_station and the public telephone_booth and knew instantly how he had been summoned .

7
[ verb ] have fixed in the mind

Examples

"I know Latin" "This student knows her irregular verbs" "Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?"

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

A Texas halfback who does n't even know the team 's plays , Eldon_Moritz , ranks fourth in Southwest_Conference scoring after three games .

8
[ verb ] know the nature or character of

Examples

"we all knew her as a big show-off"

Related terms

recognize

9
[ verb ] be able to distinguish. recognize as being different

Examples

"The child knows right from wrong"

Related terms

distinguish

10
[ verb ] (sexuality) have sexual intercourse with

Examples

"This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm" "Adam knew Eve" (know is archaic) "Were you ever intimate with this man?"

11
[ verb ] perceive as familiar

Examples

"I know this voice!"

Related terms

remember

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