know

«know» in Mova's school dictionary: to have it in your mind as a fact, because you learned it… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (know, knows, knew, knowing, known)

meaning for a pupil

1) To know something is to have it in your mind as a fact, because you learned it or were told. tree →

2) To know a person is to have met them and be familiar with them. tree →

3) To know how to do something is to be able to do it: She knows how to swim. tree →

4) To know a place is to be familiar with it. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths, a word of the story or the question («do you know how many…»); no operation; «what do we know?» lists the given facts. In science, what we know comes from observing and testing. In everyday life and safety: know your address, know your way home, never go with people you don't know. Phrases: «I don't know», «you know», «know how to», «get to know», «let me know», «as far as I know».

examples

• Do you know how many apples are left? tree →
• She knows 20 songs. tree →
• He knew 8 of the words. tree →
• How many words does she know now? tree →
• I know the answer! tree →
• Do you know how to tie your shoes? tree →
• I've known Ella since we were five. tree →
• Let me know when you're ready. tree →
• Never get into a car with someone you don't know. tree →
• I must know more of them." tree →

note

Irregular: know, knew, known; the k is silent. Do not confuse know with no, knew with new, knows with nose — they sound the same. No clue on its own; «knows 20, learns 5 more» adds. Trap: «we know that…» introduces a fact to use, not a new amount.

In the corpora

• Knowing this helps you understand why a family's week is planned round a piece of paper on the fridge.
• Different families believe different things about what happens after death, and nobody knows for certain.
• Knowing how money, work and choices really work now makes the big steps much less scary later.
• Small spends like coffees and snacks add up fast; managing money means knowing what comes in and what goes out.
• Exaggeration that everyone knows is a joke, like lights «seen from space», is harmless fun.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «know» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.