knows
verb · noun
Form of know , third-person singular of know.
Simple meaning
To perceive the truth or factuality of.
Pronunciation
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nohzIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈnoʊz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
third-person singular of know
To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.
third-person singular of know
Perceive as familiar
third-person singular of know
Be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
third-person singular of know
Have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
noun
plural of know
Knowledge; the state of knowing. (Now confined to the fixed phrase in the know.)
plural of know
A small hill; a knoll.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.
Used this way, knows is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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Be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
By some means not understood by the speaker.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
Someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others.
Someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others.
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