Definition of ken Ken
/kɛˈn/ - [ken] - ken
We found 16 definitions of ken from 7 different sources.
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What does ken mean?
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- ken (Noun)
Knowledge or perception. - ken (Noun)
Range of sight. - ken (Verb)
To know, perceive or understand. - ken (Verb)
To discover by sight; to catch sight of ; to descry.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ken (n.)
A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves. - ken (n. t.)
To know; to understand; to take cognizance of. - ken (n. t.)
To recognize; to descry; to discern. - ken (v. i.)
To look around. - ken (n.)
Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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ken
ken, v.t. to know: (arch.) to see and recognise at a distance.—n. range of knowledge or sight.—n. Ken′ning (Bacon), range of vision: (Scot.) a small portion.—adj. Ken′speckle (Scot.), conspicuous—also Ken′speck. [Ice. kenna, orig. to cause to know. Cf. can and know.] -
ken
ken, n. (slang) a house. [Perh. Pers. khān, a caravansary; not conn. with kennel.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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ken
Ang.-Sax. descrying, as Shakspeare in Henry VI.:-- "And far as I could ken thy chalky cliffs." --Ken, a speck, a striking object or mark.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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ken
A house. A bob ken, or a bowman ken; a well-furnished house, also a house that harbours thieves. Biting the ken; robbing the house. CANT.
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