What does “know” mean?
- 1
verbto have information about something in your mind
Do you know where the station is?
- 2
verbto be familiar with a person, place or thing
I’ve known her since we were kids.
Know at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /noʊ/ · NOH
- Forms
- knew, known
How to use “know” correctly
The “k” is silent. “Know” is not usually used in continuous forms: say “I know”, not “I’m knowing”.
Common phrases with “know”
- know about sth
- get to know sb
- let sb know
- as far as I know
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- knowledge
- knowledgeable
- unknown
“know” is on these word lists
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