to know
Have the facts
To know is to have information or understanding in your mind.
You can know facts (I know where she lives), know people (Do you know my sister?), or know how to do things (She knows how to fix engines).
To know something from experience runs deeper than knowing it secondhand: I know what it's like to lose a parent.
You never know acknowledges uncertainty.
I know, right? expresses agreement.
In biblical and formal contexts, to know someone can mean to have sexual intercourse with them.
- understandGrasp the meaning
- learnAcquire knowledge or skill
- recognizePerceive as known
- realizeBecome aware of
- graspSeize or understand
comprehend · aware · familiar · discover · remember · wisdom · insight · intuition · gut feeling · sense · perceive · acquainted · fathom · enlightened · certain · cognizant · informed · savvy
- infinitivesto be, to do, to go, to make, to get
- verbalsgerund, infinitive, participle, present participle, past participle