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verbIf you know a fact, a piece of information, or an answer, you have it correctly in your mind .I don't know the name of the place.I know that you led a rifle platoon during the Second World War.'People like doing things for nothing.'—'I know they do.'I don't know what happened to her husband.'How did he meet your mother?'—'I don't know.'We all know about his early experiments in flying.They looked younger than I knew them to be.Radon is known to be harmful to humans in large quantities.It is not known whether the bomb was originally intended for the capital itself.It's always been known that key figures in the government do very well for themselves.If you know someone, you are familiar with them because you have met them and talked to them before.Gifford was a friend. I'd known him for nine years.Do you two know each other?He doesn't know anybody in London.If you say that you know of something, you mean that you have heard about it but you do not necessarily have a lot of information about it.We know of the incident but have no further details.The president admitted that he did not know of any rebels having surrendered so far.I know of no one who would want to murder Albert.If you know about a subject, you have studied it or taken an interest in it, and understand part or all of it.Hire someone with experience, someone who knows about real estate.She didn't know anything about music but she liked to sing.If you know a language, you have learned it and can understand it.It helps to know French and Creole if you want to understand some of the lyrics.Rachel already knows as many words in German as she does in English.Her new classmates knew no Latin.If you know something such as a place, a work of art, or an idea, you have visited it, seen it, read it, or heard about it, and so you are familiar with it.No matter how well you know Paris, it is easy to get lost.I don't know the play, I've just come to see it.If you know how to do something, you have the necessary skills and knowledge to do it.The health authorities now know how to deal with the disease.We know what to do to make it work.You can say that someone knows that something is happening when they become aware of it.Then I saw a gun under the hall table so I knew that something was wrong.The first I knew about it was when I woke up in the ambulance.If you know something or someone, you recognize them when you see them or hear them.Would she know you if she saw you on the street?I thought I knew the voice.If someone or something is known as a particular name, they are called by that name.The disease is more commonly known as Mad Cow Disease.He was born as John Birks Gillespie, but everyone knew him as Dizzy.He was the only boy in the school who was known by his Christian name and not his surname....British Nuclear Fuels, otherwise known as BNFL.If you know someone or something as a person or thing that has particular qualities, you consider that they have those qualities.Lots of people know her as a very kind woman.We know them as inaccurate and misleading property descriptions.Kemp knew him for a meticulous officer.If you know someone as a person with a particular job or role, you are familiar with them in that job or role, rather than in any other.Most of us know her as the woman who used to present the television news.The soldiers–all of whom we knew as neighbours–stood around pointing guns at us. A1

word	know
definition	verb If you know a fact, a piece of information, or an answer, you have it correctly in your mind . I don't know the name of the place. I know that you led a rifle platoon during the Second World War. 'People like doing things for nothing.'—'I know they do.' I don't know what happened to her husband. 'How did he meet your mother?'—'I don't know.' We all know about his early experiments in flying. They looked younger than I knew them to be. Radon is known to be harmful to humans in large quantities. It is not known whether the bomb was originally intended for the capital itself. It's always been known that key figures in the government do very well for themselves. If you know someone, you are familiar with them because you have met them and talked to them before. Gifford was a friend. I'd known him for nine years. Do you two know each other? He doesn't know anybody in London. If you say that you know of something, you mean that you have heard about it but you do not necessarily have a lot of information about it. We know of the incident but have no further details. The president admitted that he did not know of any rebels having surrendered so far. I know of no one who would want to murder Albert. If you know about a subject, you have studied it or taken an interest in it, and understand part or all of it. Hire someone with experience, someone who knows about real estate. She didn't know anything about music but she liked to sing. If you know a language, you have learned it and can understand it. It helps to know French and Creole if you want to understand some of the lyrics. Rachel already knows as many words in German as she does in English. Her new classmates knew no Latin. If you know something such as a place, a work of art, or an idea, you have visited it, seen it, read it, or heard about it, and so you are familiar with it. No matter how well you know Paris, it is easy to get lost. I don't know the play, I've just come to see it. If you know how to do something, you have the necessary skills and knowledge to do it. The health authorities now know how to deal with the disease. We know what to do to make it work. You can say that someone knows that something is happening when they become aware of it. Then I saw a gun under the hall table so I knew that something was wrong. The first I knew about it was when I woke up in the ambulance. If you know something or someone, you recognize them when you see them or hear them. Would she know you if she saw you on the street? I thought I knew the voice. If someone or something is known as a particular name, they are called by that name. The disease is more commonly known as Mad Cow Disease. He was born as John Birks Gillespie, but everyone knew him as Dizzy. He was the only boy in the school who was known by his Christian name and not his surname. ...British Nuclear Fuels, otherwise known as BNFL. If you know someone or something as a person or thing that has particular qualities, you consider that they have those qualities. Lots of people know her as a very kind woman. We know them as inaccurate and misleading property descriptions. Kemp knew him for a meticulous officer. If you know someone as a person with a particular job or role, you are familiar with them in that job or role, rather than in any other. Most of us know her as the woman who used to present the television news. The soldiers–all of whom we knew as neighbours–stood around pointing guns at us.
inflections	knowsknowingknewknown
cefr-level	A1

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