knew
Meaning of knew
verb
- To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that.
He knew something terrible was going to happen.
- To be aware of; to be cognizant of.
Did you know Michelle and Jack were getting divorced? ― Yes, I knew.
- To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
I know your mother, but I’ve never met your father.
- To experience.
Their relationship knew ups and downs.
- To be able to distinguish, to discern, particularly by contrast or comparison; to recognize the nature of.
I wouldn't know one from the other.
- To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change.
- To understand or have a grasp of through experience or study.
His mother tongue is Italian, but he also knows French and English.
- To have sexual relations with. This meaning normally specified in modern English as e.g. to ’know someone in the biblical sense’ or to ‘know Biblically.’
- To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.
He knows about 19th century politics.
- To be or become aware or cognizant.
Did you know Michelle and Jack were getting divorced? ― Yes, I knew.
- To be acquainted (with another person).
- To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music).
Do you know "Blueberry Hill"?
Information about knew
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of knew
knew
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- knew is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Words that rhyme with knew
acknew, foreknew, preknew, unknew, misknew
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