Crossword clues for knowing
knowing
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Know \Know\ (n[=o]), v. t. [imp. Knew (n[=u]); p. p. Known (n[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Knowing.] [OE. knowen, knawen, AS. cn["a]wan; akin to OHG. chn["a]an (in comp.), Icel. kn["a] to be able, Russ. znate to know, L. gnoscere, noscere, Gr. gighw`skein, Skr. jn[=a]; fr. the root of E. can, v. i., ken. [root]45. See Ken, Can to be able, and cf. Acquaint, Cognition, Gnome, Ignore, Noble, Note.]
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To perceive or apprehend clearly and certainly; to understand; to have full information of; as, to know one's duty.
O, that a man might know The end of this day's business ere it come!
--Shak.There is a certainty in the proposition, and we know it.
--Dryden.Know how sublime a thing it is To suffer and be strong.
--Longfellow. To be convinced of the truth of; to be fully assured of; as, to know things from information.
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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.
He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin.
--2 Cor. v. 21.Not to know me argues yourselves unknown.
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To recognize; to distinguish; to discern the character of; as, to know a person's face or figure.
Ye shall know them by their fruits.
--Matt. vil. 16.And their eyes were opened, and they knew him.
--Luke xxiv. 31.To know Faithful friend from flattering foe.
--Shak.At nearer view he thought he knew the dead.
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To have sexual intercourse with. And Adam knew Eve his wife. --Gen. iv.
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Note: Know is often followed by an objective and an infinitive (with or without to) or a participle, a dependent sentence, etc.
And I knew that thou hearest me always.
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The monk he instantly knew to be the prior.
--Sir W. Scott.In other hands I have known money do good.
--Dickens.To know how, to understand the manner, way, or means; to have requisite information, intelligence, or sagacity. How is sometimes omitted. `` If we fear to die, or know not to be patient.''
--Jer. Taylor.
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Knowing \Know"ing\, a.
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Skilful; well informed; intelligent; as, a knowing man; a knowing dog.
The knowing and intelligent part of the world.
--South. Artful; cunning; as, a knowing rascal. [Colloq.]
Knowing \Know"ing\, n.
Knowledge; hence, experience. `` In my knowing.''
--Shak.
This sore night
Hath trifled former knowings.
--Shak.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"with knowledge of truth," late 14c., from present participle of know (v.). Related: Knowingly.
Wiktionary
1 possessing knowledge or understanding; intelligent. 2 shrewd or showing clever awareness. 3 suggestive of private knowledge. 4 deliberate n. The act or condition of having knowledge. v
(present participle of know English)
WordNet
n. clear and certain mental apprehension
adj. evidencing the possession of inside information [syn: wise(p), wise to(p)]
by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time" [syn: deliberate, intentional, willful, wilful]
alert and fully informed; "politically aware"; "a knowing collector of rare books"; "the most...technically aware of the novelists under thirty"- W.S.Graham; "surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on" [syn: aware(p), knowledgeable]
highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; "an enlightened public"; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience" [syn: enlightened, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, well-educated, well-read]
Wikipedia
Knowing may refer to:
- Knowledge
- "Knowing", a song by OutKast from their 2003 album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
- Knowing (film), a 2009 science fiction film directed by Alex Proyas and starring Nicolas Cage and Rose Byrne
- The Knowing, an album by the doom/death metal band Novembers Doom
- Knowing, a fragrance by Estée Lauder Companies
Knowing is a 2009 science fiction thriller directed by Alex Proyas and starring Nicolas Cage. The project was originally attached to a number of directors under Columbia Pictures, but it was placed in turnaround and eventually picked up by Escape Artists. Production was financially backed by Summit Entertainment. Knowing was filmed in Docklands Studios Melbourne, Australia, using various locations to represent the film's Boston-area setting.
The film was released on March 20, 2009, in the United States. The DVD and Blu-ray media were released on July 7, 2009. Knowing met with mixed reviews, with praise towards the acting performances, visual style and atmosphere, but criticism levied over some implausibilities.
Usage examples of "knowing".
Gerry would tell the Congress that knowing Adams as he did, he was sure Adams would not decline the duty.
The date was Tuesday, February 17, 1778, and, as Adams had no way of knowing, it marked the beginning of what would become a singular odyssey, in which he would journey farther in all, both by sea and land, than any other leader of the American cause.
By late July, Adams had produced no less than ninety-five letters--more than Congress wanted, he imagined--and never knowing whether anything had been received.
The English constitution, Adams declared--and knowing he would be taken to task for it--was the ideal.
Knowing how much Rush admired Jefferson, Adams was nonetheless equally candid on the subject.
How could he join with Adana, plant his seed within her womb, knowing their progeny would be raised by others?
Yet I find I prefer knowing that I will make my way unencumbered by sorcerous aids or obstacles.
They sat quietly, not talking, listening intently for some new note, but knowing all the while that any sound the Pirate might make would be concealed by the whirring roar of the air sweeping past the giant airfoils of the plane.
A strange chase it was, one that started with Alvar not so much as knowing who it was that he pursued.
Zinsa made a mental note to offer Amani a position when she reopened the clinic, knowing the woman had no other source of income.
It will help me to trust you, knowing that the Amn Al-Khass will have the bullets from the gun that killed my loyal and trusted chauffeur.
When the anchorman panted out a few Dwarvish words and smiled, Rhodry smiled in return, knowing a thanks when he heard it no matter what the language.
The pain of parting from Lydia, and the pain of not knowing for sure what that parting meant, broke the grip of his anhedonic depression.
Madame Gennaro was very angry and told my newly-found cousin that he might have avoided enacting such a scene before her husband, knowing his disease, but he answered that he never thought the circumstance likely to provoke mirth.
The fair philosopher talked for two hours without giving the least sign of knowing who I was, although she answered me with great politeness whenever I ventured to address her.