Know meaning in English

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Definition

to know: to be familiar with, to possess knowledge of, to understand verb
I don't know him. I have not met him, I am not familiar with him.
I know how to swim. I can swim.

This is an irregular verb:
I know / I knew / I have known
known: recognized, familiar, famous, renowned adjective
well-known widely-recognized, familiar, renowned
(What do you) know about (skiing)?: (What) can you tell me about (skiing)? idiom

UK: The verb "to know" is irregular: know/knew/known.
US: I know you love to conjugate verbs.

Examples

  • "Jean is French, which is all you need to know."
  • "Bruno : I don't know."
  • "I know how you feel, Bruno."
  • "Do you know what happened to the last person who didn't think my jokes were funny?"
  • "KNOWN SUSPECT"
  • "How much do we really know about these little green men though?"
  • "Everyone here knows you're jealous of Stink."
  • "Do you know what this means?"
  • "Todd : You would like to know about Planet Everythingisperfectia?"
  • "Look Brian, do you know someone or not?"
  • "Philip : I knew you were going to say that!"
  • "Hey do you guys know if I can park here?"
  • "Donna : I don't know what you've done Brian, but I've got nothing to worry about."
  • "When she told me she was blind, I immediately wanted to know more about her, to "see" who she really was inside."
  • "God : Yes, I know, Bernie, I invented the rules."
  • "Bruno : You know about the Delavigne Corporation?"
  • "Xavier : Yes yes yes, I know."
  • "I wouldn't know."
  • "you know!"

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