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Knowing   /nˈoʊɪŋ/   Listen
verb
Know  v. t.  (past knew; past part. known; pres. part. knowing)  
1.
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!" "There is a certainty in the proposition, and we know it." "Know how sublime a thing it is To suffer and be strong."
2.
To be convinced of the truth of; to be fully assured of; as, to know things from information.
3.
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." "Not to know me argues yourselves unknown."
4.
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." "And their eyes were opened, and they knew him." "To know Faithful friend from flattering foe." "At nearer view he thought he knew the dead."
5.
To have sexual intercourse with. "And Adam knew Eve his wife." 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." "The monk he instantly knew to be the prior." "In other hands I have known money do good."
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."


Know  v. i.  (past knew; past part. known; pres. part. knowing)  
1.
To have knowledge; to have a clear and certain perception; to possess wisdom, instruction, or information; often with of. "Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider." "If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself." "The peasant folklore of Europe still knows of willows that bleed and weep and speak when hewn."
2.
To be assured; to feel confident.
To know of, to ask, to inquire. (Obs.) " Know of your youth, examine well your blood."


adjective
Knowing  adj.  
1.
Skilful; well informed; intelligent; as, a knowing man; a knowing dog. "The knowing and intelligent part of the world."
2.
Artful; cunning; as, a knowing rascal. (Colloq.)


noun
Knowing  n.  Knowledge; hence, experience. " In my knowing." "This sore night Hath trifled former knowings."





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"Knowing" Quotes from Famous Books



... implied, for if woman could speak there and for that object, she might speak elsewhere for another object, and she might, peradventure, as my friend does, proceed to occupy a pulpit and settle over a congregation. In fact, there is no knowing where the precedent would lead; reminding me of the man who hesitated to leave off his profanity, because having left that off he should have to leave off drinking, and if he left off drinking he should have to leave off his tobacco and other vile habits. He liked ...
— History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I • Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Matilda Joslyn Gage
... early formed resolution, I hobbled on my course through the snow, which was rapidly disappearing before the rays of the warm sun. Well knowing that I should find no thistles in the open country, I had filled my pouches with them before leaving the forest. My supply was running low, and there was several days of heavy mountain travel between me and Boteler's ranch. With the most careful economy, it could ...
— Thirty-Seven Days of Peril - from Scribner's Monthly Vol III Nov. 1871 • Truman Everts
... the French," said Mary, lazily, "are going to—— John!" She looked across at him suddenly, realizing all at once that he had answered none of her questions, knowing all at once ...
— Punch or the London Charivari, September 9, 1914 • Various
... had exactly the opposite effect. It made everything curiously real—himself most of all. He had the sensation, as he thought of Hank, of knowing himself for the first time. Somehow he felt strengthened, braced for the fight, as a soldier might who sees his comrade fall at ...
— The Coming of Bill • P. G. Wodehouse
... bonds in thee are all determinate. For how do I hold thee but by thy granting? And for that riches where is my deserving? The cause of this fair gift in me is wanting, And so my patent back again is swerving. Thyself thou gav'st, thy own worth then not knowing, Or me, to whom thou gav'st it, else mistaking; So thy great gift, upon misprision growing, Comes home again, on better judgment making. Thus have I had thee, as a dream doth flatter In sleep a King; but waking, no ...
— Book of English Verse • Bulchevy


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