āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to know
01
āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž, āĻā§āĻ¨āĻž
to have some information about something
Transitive: to know sth | to know that
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He knows that he made a mistake and apologizes for it.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
1.1
āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž, āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to be completely certain about something
Transitive: to know that
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I do n't know if I'm ready to commit to a long-term relationship.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
02
āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž, āĻā§āĻ¨āĻž
to be acquainted or familiar with a person, thing, place, etc.
Transitive: to know sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I know the owner of the restaurant, he's a friend of mine.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ, āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĨ¤
2.1
āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž, āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻž
to have learned something such as a skill and be able to use it
Transitive: to know how to do something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Do you know how to swim?
āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§?
2.2
āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž, āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to have experience of something, especially a certain feeling or situation
Transitive: to know sth
Complex Transitive: to know sb/sth to do sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I 've never known her to be late before, she's always very punctual.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋ, āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĨ¤
2.3
āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž, āĻā§āĻ¨āĻž
to perceive someone or something as a person or thing with particular qualities
Complex Transitive: to know sb/sth as sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She has become well known as a successful entrepreneur in the tech industry.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻĢāĻ˛ āĻāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
2.4
āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻž, āĻļāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to recognize or identify someone or something as different from others
Transitive: to know sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The teacher knows each student by their handwriting.
āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
2.5
āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻž, āĻļāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to be able to identify a particular person or thing
Transitive: to know sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I know that book anywhere - it's my favorite.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻŦāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ - āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
2.6
āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž, āĻā§āĻ¨āĻž
to use a specific title or name for people or things
Complex Transitive: to know sb/sth as sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The band was previously known as ' The Quarrymen' before they changed their name to ' The Beatles'.
āĻĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦā§ 'The Quarrymen' āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ 'The Beatles' āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž, āĻā§āĻĻāĻž
to have sex with someone
Transitive: to know sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Bill knew Sarah on the kitchen table.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻ¤āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
knowable
knower
knowing
know
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
