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know
verb as in understand information
Strongest matches
appreciate, experience, have, learn, notice, perceive, realize, recognize, see
Strong matches
apperceive, apprehend, cognize, comprehend, differentiate, discern, discriminate, distinguish, fathom, grasp, ken, prize, undergo
verb as in be familiar with
Strongest matches
Weak matches
be acquainted with, be friends with, get acquainted, have dealings with
Example Sentences
“He’s progressed over the course of the season. He knows exactly what he’s doing. For someone who just turned 15, it’s amazing. He has a phenomenal work ethic.”
"He has a wealth of international experience, including in the Champions League, and knows what it's like to play at the highest level," he added.
"The more you play with someone the more you get to know what they are doing in every situation," Slade told BBC Sport.
The species of tree is known to live for 600 years in its native habitat so it was not in its later stages of life.
I think he knows from day one what we’ve needed from him.
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When To Use
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.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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