Definition of knows in English

Wiktionary

knows (Verb)
All persons, singular and plural, present form of know.

Part of speech

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knows, verb, present, 3rd person singular of know (infinitive).
knows, noun, plural of know.

WordNet

Noun Plural: knows
know - the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people; "he is always in the know"
Verb knows, knowing, known
know - be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time"
		cognize, cognise
		ignore be ignorant of or in the dark about
		know be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object; "She doesn't know this composer"; "Do you know my sister?"; "We know this movie"; "I know him under a different name"; "This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily"
		keep track keep informed of fully aware; "I keep track of the stock market developments"
		agnise, agnize, realise, realize, recognise, recognize make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"
know - have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces"
		experience, live
		experience, go through, see go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
		taste experience briefly; "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died"
		live over, relive experience again, often in the imagination; "He relived the horrors of war"
know - be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt; "I know that I left the key on the table"; "Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun"
		foreknow, previse, foresee, anticipate be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism"
know - know how to do or perform something; "She knows how to knit"; "Does your husband know how to cook?"
		be on the ball, be with it, know the score, know what's going on, know what's what be well-informed
		master, control have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?"
		get the hang, master have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?"
know - have fixed in the mind; "I know Latin"; "This student knows her irregular verbs"; "Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?"
		have down have (something) mastered; "She has the names of the fifty states down pat"
know - perceive as familiar; "I know this voice!"
		know be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object; "She doesn't know this composer"; "Do you know my sister?"; "We know this movie"; "I know him under a different name"; "This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily"
		recollect, call back, call up, retrieve, recall, remember, think return or repeat a telephone call; "I am busy right now--can you call back in an hour?"; "She left a message but the contractor never called back"
know - be able to distinguish, recognize as being different; "The child knows right from wrong"
		secern, secernate, severalise, severalize, tell apart, distinguish, differentiate, tell, separate distinguish or separate
know - be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object; "She doesn't know this composer"; "Do you know my sister?"; "We know this movie"; "I know him under a different name"; "This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily"
know - know the nature or character of; "we all knew her as a big show-off"
		agnise, agnize, realise, realize, recognise, recognize make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"

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Wiktionary

know (Noun)
Knowledge.
know (Verb)
To be certain or sure about.
know (Verb)
To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
know (Verb)
To have knowledge of; to have memorised information, data, or facts about.
know (Verb)
To understand a subject.
know (Verb)
To be informed about.
know (Verb)
To experience.
know (Verb)
To have sexual relations with.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

know (n.)
Knee.
know (v. i.)
To perceive or apprehend clearly and certainly; to understand; to have full information of; as, to know one's duty.
know (v. i.)
To be convinced of the truth of; to be fully assured of; as, to know things from information.
know (v. i.)
To be acquainted with; to be no stranger to; to be more or less familiar with the person, character, etc., of; to possess experience of; as, to know an author; to know the rules of an organization.
know (v. i.)
To recognize; to distinguish; to discern the character of; as, to know a person's face or figure.
know (v. i.)
To have sexual commerce with.
know (v. i.)
To have knowledge; to have a clear and certain perception; to possess wisdom, instruction, or information; -- often with of.
know (v. i.)
To be assured; to feel confident.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

know
To be certain or sure about something.
know
To have a distinct physical emotion, feeling or sensation.
know
To have knowledge of; to have memorised information, data, or facts about.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

know
nō, v.t. to be informed of: to be assured of: to be acquainted with: to recognise: (B.) to approve: to have sexual commerce with.—v.i. to possess knowledge:—pr.p. knōw′ing; pa.t. knew (nū); pa.p. known (nōn).—n. (Shak.) knowledge.—adj. Know′able, capable of being known, discovered, or understood.—ns. Know′ableness; Know′-all, one who thinks he knows everything; Know′er.—adj. Know′ing, intelligent: skilful: cunning.—adv. Know′ingly.—ns. Know′ingness, the quality of being knowing or intelligent: shrewdness; Know′-noth′ing, one who is quite ignorant: a member of the native American party (1854-56).—adj. completely ignorant.—Know a move or two, to be forearmed against trickery by a knowledge of the tricks; Know on which side one's bread is buttered, to be fully alive to one's own interest; Know the ropes, to understand the detail of any matter, as a sailor does his rigging; Know what's o′clock, Know what's what, to be thoroughly acquainted with something: to be wide awake. [A.S. cnáwan; Ice. kná, L. noscĕre for gnoscere, Gr. gignōskein.]