Dunno is listening to you
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Verb (knew, known)
1. Be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information.
I had no means of knowing whether he told the truth.
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2. Have knowledge or information concerning.
I know of one local who shot himself
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3. Be absolutely certain or sure about something.
I knew it!
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4. Have developed a relationship with (someone) through meeting and spending time with them; be familiar or friendly with.
Dave was well liked and respected by all who knew him.
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5. Have a good command of (a subject or language).
However, there's no disputing the fact that the guy knows his subject.
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6. Recognize (someone or something)
I know that face, where have I seen her before?
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7. Be familiar or acquainted with (something)
a little restaurant she knew near Leicester Square
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8. Have personal experience of (an emotion or situation)
a man who had known better times
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9. (usually be known as) Regard or perceive as having a specified characteristic.
The quarter is known for its distinctive architecture and its rich history.
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10. (usually be known as) Give (someone or something) a particular name or title.
Takeshima is the Japanese name for the islands known as Dokdo by South Koreans.
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11. (know someone/something from) Be able to distinguish one person or thing from (another)
Certainly, he is a man who knows his arias from his oboes.
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12. Have sexual intercourse with (someone).
The angel tells Mary (a woman who has known no man) that she will bear a son.
Origin
1. Old English cnāwan (earlier gecnāwan) ‘recognize, identify’, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin (g)noscere, Greek gignōskein, also by can and ken.
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