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  (kĕn) pronunciation
n.
  1. Perception; understanding: complex issues well beyond our ken.
    1. Range of vision.
    2. View; sight.

v. Scots., kenned or kent (kĕnt), ken·ning, kens.

v.tr.
  1. To know (a person or thing).
  2. To recognize.
v.intr.

To have knowledge or an understanding.

[From Middle English kennen (influenced by Old Norse kenna, to know), from Old English cennan, to declare.]


 
 

noun

    The extent of one's perception, understanding, knowledge, or vision: horizon, purview, range, reach, scope. See ability/inability, knowledge/ignorance, see/not see.

verb

  1. To perceive directly with the intellect: apprehend, compass, comprehend, fathom, grasp, know, understand. See knowledge/ignorance.
  2. To apprehend (images) by use of the eyes: behold, perceive, see. See see/not see.
  3. To perceive and recognize the meaning of: accept, apprehend, catch (on), compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, follow, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand. Informal savvy. Slang dig. Chiefly British twig. Idioms: gethavea handle on, get the picture. See understand/misunderstand.

 
WordNet: ken
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: range of what one can know or understand
  Synonym: cognizance

Meaning #2: the range of vision
  Synonym: sight


 
Wikipedia: Ken (disambiguation)

Ken may refer to:

See also

  • Ken (name), includes a list of people named Ken.
  • Kenneth, includes a list of people named Kenneth or Ken
  • Kenny, includes a list of people named Kenny

 

Dansk (Danish)
n. - synsfelt
v. tr. - vide, kende
v. intr. - vide

Nederlands (Dutch)
bevattingsvermogen, gezichtsveld, herkennen, weten, zien

Deutsch (German)
n. - Auffassungsvermögen, Wissensbereich, Gesichtskreis
v. - erkennen, wissen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σφαίρα γνώσεων, σφαίρα του επιστητού
v. - (σκοτ.) αναγνωρίζω

Italiano (Italian)
percezione, campo visivo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - percepção (f), entendimento (m), conhecimento (m)
v. - conhecer, entender, reconhecer

Русский (Russian)
круг, кругозор, знать, притон

Español (Spanish)
n. - comprensión, conocimientos, vista, alcance de la vista
v. tr. - conocer, comprender, ver, saber
v. intr. - conocer, entender

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - synhåll, horisont, förstånd
v. - känna till, förstå, urskilja

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
视野范围, 见地, 知识范围, 知道, 懂得, 认出, 看到, 看着

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 視野範圍, 見地, 知識範圍
v. tr. - 知道, 懂得, 認出, 看到, 看著
v. intr. - 知道, 懂得

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 지력의 범위, 시야, 시계
v. tr. - 이해하다, 식별하다, 가르치다, 인정하다
v. intr. - 이해하고 있다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 知力の範囲, 眼界, 視界, 理解

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مدى البصر, منظر, مشهد (فعل) يرى, يدرك, يعرف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ידיעה, ידע, תחום הידיעות, טווח ראייה‬
v. tr. - ‮הכיר בראייה, ידע‬
v. intr. - ‮היה בעל ידע בנושא מסוים‬


 
 

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