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(nō) 
v., knew (nū, nyū), known (nōn), know·ing, knows. v.tr.
knower know'er n.
v., knew (nū, nyū), known (nōn), know·ing, knows. v.tr.
- To perceive directly; grasp in the mind with clarity or certainty.
- To regard as true beyond doubt: I know she won't fail.
- To have a practical understanding of, as through experience; be skilled in: knows how to cook.
- To have fixed in the mind: knows her Latin verbs.
- To have experience of: "a black stubble that had known no razor" (William Faulkner).
- To perceive as familiar; recognize: I know that face.
- To be acquainted with: He doesn't know his neighbors.
- To be able to distinguish; recognize as distinct: knows right from wrong.
- To discern the character or nature of: knew him for a liar.
- Archaic. To have sexual intercourse with.
- To possess knowledge, understanding, or information.
- To be cognizant or aware.
in the know Informal.
- Possessing special or secret information.
- Used parenthetically in conversation, as to fill pauses or educe the listener's agreement or sympathy: Please try to be, you know, a little quieter. How were we supposed to make camp in a storm like that, you know?
[Middle English knouen, from Old English cnāwan.]
knowable know'a·ble adj.knower know'er n.
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The expression you know, inserted parenthetically in a sentence in speech, sometimes has real meaning, e.g. in introducing extra information that the hearer is likely to know already, but generally it is a meaningless sentence-filler like I mean:
People get the wrong idea, thinking we might be, you know, glamorous or brilliant or something—Sunday Times, 1974.
| knock up, knit, knife | |
| know-how, knowing, knowledgeable |
Roget's Thesaurus:
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verb
- To perceive directly with the intellect: apprehend, compass, comprehend, fathom, grasp, understand. Scots ken. See knowledge/ignorance.
- To participate in or partake of personally: experience, feel, go through, have, meet1 (with), see, suffer, taste (of), undergo. Archaic prove. Idioms: run up against. See participate/abstain.
- To undergo an emotional reaction: experience, feel, have, savor, taste. See feelings.
- To perceive to be identical with something held in the memory: recognize. See knowledge/ignorance, remember/forget.
- To recognize as being different: differentiate, discern, discriminate, distinguish, separate, tell. See same/different/compare.
Idioms beginning with know:
know one's way around
know better
know by sight
know like a book
know one's own mind
know one's place
know which side of one's bread is buttered
know only too well
See also before you know it; (know) by heart; come in out of the rain, know enough to; coming or going, know if one's; for all (I know); god knows; (know) inside out; in the know; it takes one to know one; left hand doesn't know what right hand is doing; not know beans; not know from Adam; not know where to turn; not know which way to jump; thing or two, know; what do you know; what have you (who knows what); which is which, know; you know.
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v
Definition: be familiar with
Antonyms: be ignorant, forget
v
Definition: understand information
Antonyms: misinterpret, misunderstand
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IN BRIEF: To be sure about the facts.
It's life, Jim . . . but not as we know it.
— Captain Spock, Spaceship Enterprise.
Tutor's tip: The police sketch is of "no" (negative) face that I "know" (familiar with; understand).
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sign description: The fingertips touch the forehead in a repeated motion.
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verb trans.
verb trans., US
1: not to know beans not to know something, to be not well informed. (1833 —) . Cf. (to know) how many beans make five at beannoun .
2: to know one's onions to understand a subject fully, to be extremely competent. (1922 —) .
J. Cannan Shakespeare knew his onions, didn't he? (1958).
3: not to know one's arse from one's elbow (and similar phrases): used to suggest complete ignorance or innocence. (1930 —) .
N. Shute I wish I'd had a crowd like that for my first crew. We none of us knew arse from elbow when they pushed me off (1944).
4: (not) to know from nothingUS To be totally ignorant (about something). (1936 —) .
Encounter He knows from nuthin' (1968).
verb trans., US
1: not to know beans not to know something, to be not well informed. (1833 —) . Cf. (to know) how many beans make five at bean
2: to know one's onions to understand a subject fully, to be extremely competent. (1922 —) .
J. Cannan Shakespeare knew his onions, didn't he? (1958).
3: not to know one's arse from one's elbow (and similar phrases): used to suggest complete ignorance or innocence. (1930 —) .
N. Shute I wish I'd had a crowd like that for my first crew. We none of us knew arse from elbow when they pushed me off (1944).
4: (not) to know from nothing
Encounter He knows from nuthin' (1968).
| knotted, knocking-shop, knockers | |
| knuckle, knuckle sandwich, knucklehead |
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categories related to 'know'
- Sex Acts - know: (vb) have sexual intercourse with (biblical)
- Knowledge and Understanding - know: perceive clearly with certainty; recognize, be acquainted with; understand the nature of; be convinced of
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KNOW-FM
| City of license | Minneapolis-St. Paul |
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| Broadcast area | Minneapolis-St. Paul |
| Branding | Minnesota Public Radio |
| Frequency |
91.1 FM (MHz) 91.1 HD-2 Radio Heartland (Folk) 91.1 HD-3 BBC World Service |
| First air date | 1967 |
| Format | Public; News/Talk |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 400 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 42949 |
| Callsign meaning | the word KNOW |
| Former callsigns | KSJN (1967-1989) |
| Affiliations | MPR, NPR |
| Owner | Minnesota Public Radio |
| Sister stations | KCMP, KSJN |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | minnesota.publicradio.org |
KNOW-FM (91.1 FM) is the flagship radio station of Minnesota Public Radio's "news and information" network, primarily broadcasting a talk radio format to the Minneapolis-St. Paul market. The frequency had previously gone under the call sign KSJN, but the purchase of a commercial station at 99.5 MHz in 1991 allowed MPR to broadcast distinct talk radio and classical music services.
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History
WLOL (1330 AM) was purchased by MPR in 1980 and carried the KSJN call sign until 1989 when the KNOW letters became available. The AM signal was later spun off into a for-profit subsidiary to help fund the public broadcaster, and was eventually sold off. The station has since reverted to their original WLOL call sign.
In the 1970s, KSJN 91.1 FM and WLOL (99.5 FM) cooperated in an experimental use of quadraphonic stereo, with each station carrying two channels of audio. However, this "quadcast" had some undesirable "ping-pong" effects, much like early stereo broadcasts using the same method did. Somewhat ironically, KNOW currently broadcasts primarily in monaural as its schedule is not music-focused.
HD Radio
KNOW-FM features Radio Heartland, a Web-and HD Radio- service, on its HD Radio subchannel. Its playlist consists primarily of acoustic, singer-songwriter, folk and Americana music.[1] The service launched in December 2008.[2]
Radio Heartland's schedule also includes the programs A Prairie Home Companion and American Routes from American Public Media, and the shows Thistle and Shamrock and Mountain Stage from NPR. These additional shows were added to Radio Heartland's schedule in November 2009.[3]
Austin, Texas
The callsign KNOW was also used by a major AC radio station in Austin, Texas, located at 1490 kHz. The station signed off in 1989 after operating for 50 years. The Spanish station KFON assumed the frequency in 1993.
See also
- KCMP, MPR's eclectic music station
- KSJN, MPR's classical music station
References
- Mark Durenberger (1999). Early quad-casts and other fun. The Broadcast Archive: War Stories.
- ^ http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/services/radio_heartland/faq.shtml
- ^ Schmitt, Christina. "From the Heart: Dale Connelly brings Radio Heartland to the digital world." Minnesota Monthly, February 2009.
- ^ http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/services/radio_heartland/
External links
- Minnesota Public Radio
- MPR: KNOW 91.1/KSJN 99.5/KCMP 89.3 Minneapolis/St. Paul
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KNOW
- Radio-Locator information on KNOW
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for KNOW
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Know
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - vide, kunne, kende, genkende, have omgang med
v. intr. - kunne, have omgang med
idioms:
- as we know it som vi kender til, sådan som vi kender til det
- for all I know så vidt jeg ved
- get to know lære at kende
- in the know vide besked, være indviet, være indviet i en hemmelighed
- know a thing or two være smart, er ikke tabt bag en vogn, være med på den
- know by heart kære udenad, kunne udenad
- know like the back of one's hand kende som sin egen bukselomme
- know of vide besked med, være medvidende om, kende, have hørt om
- know off pat paratviden
- know one's way around være stedkendt, være inde i sagerne, forstå at klare sig, have levemåde
- know the ropes kende det hele, være inde i forretningsgangen, forstå at klare sig
- know which side one's bread is buttered kende sin egen fordel, forstå at regne den ud
- not know where to turn ikke vide hvor man skal henvende sig, ikke vide hvad man skal gøre
- not know which way to turn ikke vide i hvilken retning man skal
Nederlands (Dutch)
weten, kennen, thuisbrengen, bekend zijn als, seksuele omgang hebben (bijbels)
Français (French)
v. tr. - savoir, connaître, connaître (qn, qch), reconnaître (qn), voir (qch se produire), réaliser, reconnaître (qn) à (qch), distinguer, reconnaître (qch) de
v. intr. - savoir qch, connaître qch, avoir entendu parler de qch, apprendre (une nouvelle, un décès), être au courant, se garder de, connaître (un endroit), entendre parler de
idioms:
- as we know it la façon qui a prévalu jusqu'à présent
- be not to know ne pas pouvoir savoir (que)
- don't I know it! ne m'en parles pas (excl)
- for all I know autant que je sache
- get to know apprendre qch, (arriver) à mieux connaître qn
- in the know (être) au courant
- know a thing or two savoir pas mal de choses
- know by heart connaître/savoir par c¯ur
- know for a fact en être absolument sûr
- know like the back of one's hand connaître comme sa poche
- know of entendre parler de, connaître (qch)
- know off pat connaître sur le bout des doigts, connaître par c¯ur
- know one's way around savoir se débrouiller, être débrouillard
- know the ropes connaître les ficelles (du métier, d'une affaire)
- not know where to turn ne pas savoir à quel saint se vouer
- not know which way to turn ne pas savoir à quel saint se vouer
- you know vous savez, vous comprenez
Deutsch (German)
v. - können, kennen, erkennen, wissen
idioms:
- as we know it in seiner heutigen Form
- be not to know nichts wissen sollen, nicht wissen können
- don't I know it! das weiß ich nur zu gut
- for all I know so viel ich weiß
- get to know kennenlernen
- in the know informiert, im Bilde
- know a thing or two in der Welt Bescheid wissen, sich auskennen
- know by heart auswendig können
- know for a fact ganz genau wissen, einer Sache bewußt sein
- know like the back of one's hand etwas wie seine Westentasche kennen
- know of gehört haben von
- know off pat auswendig können
- know one's way around sich auskennen
- know the ropes sich auskennen
- not know where to turn keinen Ausweg (mehr) wissen
- not know which way to turn keinen Ausweg (mehr) wissen
- you know weißt du [noch]
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γνωρίζω, ξέρω, κατέχω, είμαι εξοικειωμένος (με), ξεχωρίζω, αντιδιαστέλλω, αναγνωρίζω
n. - γνώση, πληροφόρηση, ενημερότητα
idioms:
- as we know it όπως το ξέρουμε
- for all I know απ' ό, τι ξέρω, απ' ό, τι έχω ακουστά
- get to know γνωρίζομαι με, μαθαίνω, εξοικειώνομαι με
- in the know στο κόλπο, ενήμερος
- know a thing or two κάτι νογάω, κάτι ξέρω κι εγώ
- know by heart ξέρω απ' έξω/από στήθους
- know like the back of one's hand ξέρω κάτι πάρα πολύ καλά
- know of γνωρίζω για
- know off pat ξέρω νεράκι
- know one's way around ξέρω τα κατατόπια
- know the ropes ξέρω τα κατατόπια/τα κόλπα
- know which side one's bread is buttered γνωρίζω το συμφέρον μου
- not know where to turn δεν ξέρω πού να στραφώ
- not know which way to turn δεν ξέρω προς τα πού να στραφώ
Italiano (Italian)
sapere, conoscere
idioms:
- as we know it come si sa
- for all I know nonostante io sappia
- get to know fare la conoscenza di
- God/heaven/goodness knows lo sa Iddio
- in the know al corrente
- know a thing or two saperla lunga
- know by heart sapere a memoria
- know of aver sentito parlare di
- know off pat sapere a memoria
Português (Portuguese)
v. - saber, conhecer
idioms:
- as we know it como conhecemos
- for all I know pelo que sei
- get to know conhecer
- God/heaven/goodness knows só Deus sabe
- in the know que possui informações secretas ou importantes
- know a thing or two saber de algumas coisas
- know by heart saber de cor
- know like the back of one's hand conhecer como a palma da mão
- know of saber de
- know off pat tornar-se perito em alguma coisa através da memória
- know one's way around saber se virar
- not know which way/where to turn não saber para onde ir
Русский (Russian)
знать, уметь, понимать, пережить, быть знакомым, знание
idioms:
- as we know it насколько нам известно
- for all I know как знать
- get to know узнать
- God/heaven/ goodness knows один бог знает
- in the know быть в курсе дела
- know a thing or two понимать что к чему, знать толк в чем-либо
- know by heart знать наизусть
- know like the back of one's hand знать, как свои пять пальцев
- know of знать о чем-либо
- know off pat знать на память
- know one's way around знать дорогу, знать все ходы и выходы
- not know which way/where to turn не знать, что делать, быть в затруднительном положении
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - saber, saber de memoria, conocer, conocer a, saber de, tener conocimiento de, estar enterado, reconocer, distinguir
v. intr. - ser el mejor juez, saber de, tener noticias de, estar enterado de
idioms:
- as we know it como es sabido, tal como lo conocemos
- be not to know no tener conocimiento de causa, ignorar
- don't I know it! si lo supiera!
- for all I know hasta donde yo sé, a mi juicio, a mi ver
- get to know conocer, llegar a conocer
- in the know al corriente, al tanto, enterado, informado
- know a thing or two saber algo, conocer cuatro cosas
- know by heart saber de memoria
- know for a fact dar por hecho, no tener dudas al respecto de
- know like the back of one's hand conocer como la palma de la mano
- know of saber de
- know off pat saber al dedillo
- know one's way around saber arreglárselas, tener experiencia
- know the ropes ponerse al tanto, conocer todos los trucos
- not know where to turn no saber a quién recurrir
- not know which way to turn no saber a quién recurrir
- you know sabes?
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - veta, känna (till), vara bekant med, kunna, ha lärt sig, känna igen
n. - (vara) informerad, (ha) information
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
知道, 懂得, 了解, 认识
idioms:
- as we know it 众所周知
- for all I know 就我所知
- get to know 见世面, 认识某人或某事
- in the know 知道实情, 通晓内情
- know a thing or two 明白事理, 精明能干
- know by heart 背下来地, 确实记得
- know like the back of one's hand 了如指掌
- know of 知道有...
- know off pat 很熟悉
- know one's way around 很了解某地方
- know the ropes 知道内情
- know which side one's bread is buttered 明白自己的利益所在
- not know where to turn 不知道该怎么办
- not know which way to turn 不知道该怎么办
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 知道, 懂得, 瞭解, 認識
v. intr. - 知道, 瞭解, 懂得
idioms:
- as we know it 眾所周知
- for all I know 就我所知
- get to know 見世面, 認識某人或某事
- in the know 知道實情, 通曉內情
- know a thing or two 明白事理, 精明能幹
- know by heart 背下來地, 確實記得
- know like the back of one's hand 瞭如指掌
- know of 知道有...
- know off pat 很熟悉
- know one's way around 很了解某地方
- know the ropes 知道內情
- know which side one's bread is buttered 明白自己的利益所在
- not know where to turn 不知道該怎麼辦
- not know which way to turn 不知道該怎麼辦
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 알다, 이해하다 , 경험하다, 식별하다, 분간하다
v. intr. - 이해하고 있다, 알고 있다
idioms:
- as we know it 알다시피
- get to know 알게 되다
- in the know 사정에 밝아
- know of 다른 사람에게 들어서 알고 있다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 知っている, 知る, 見知っている, 認める, 見分けられる
idioms:
- for all I know おそらくは
- get to know 知り合う
- in the know 内情をよく知って
- know a thing or two いろいろ知っている, 抜け目がない
- know by heart 熟知している
- know by reputation 評判をきく
- know by repute 評判をきく
- know how many beans make five 知恵がある
- know like the back of one's hand 精通している, よく知っている
- know of …のことを知っている
- know off pat すっかり暗記する
- know one's onions 万事心得ている
- know one's stuff 抜かりはない
- know one's way around 地理に明るい, 世の中を心得ている, 詳しい
- know someone by sight 顔は知っている, 見て分かる
- know something backwards and forwards 精通している
- know something inside out 知り尽くしている
- know the feeling 気持ちが分かる
- know the score 事情に通じている
- know when to stop 止め時がわかる
- know which side one's bread is buttered 自分の利害関係に目ざとい
- let know 知らせる
- not know the first thing about ちっとも分からない
- not know which way/where to turn 途方に暮れる
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يعرف, يعمل (الاسم) معرفه
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ידע, הכיר, זיהה, התנסה ב-
v. intr. - היה בעל ידע ו/או הבנה ב-
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