Definition of know

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • know is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • know is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • know is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of know


  • accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority (verb)

    Examples

    1. The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne

    Synonyms

    1. acknowledge
    2. recognise
    3. recognize
  • have sexual intercourse with (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. bang
    2. be intimate
    3. bed
    4. bonk
    5. do it
    6. eff
    7. fuck
    8. get it on
    9. get laid
    10. have a go at it
    11. have intercourse
    12. have it away
    13. have it off
    14. have sex
    15. hump
    16. jazz
    17. lie with
    18. love
    19. make love
    20. make out
    21. roll in the hay
    22. screw
    23. sleep together
    24. sleep with
  • have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations (verb)

    Examples

    1. I know the feeling!
    2. have you ever known hunger?

    Synonyms

    1. experience
    2. live
  • be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about (verb)

    Examples

    1. I know that the President lied to the people
    2. I want to know who is winning the game!
    3. I know it's time

    Synonyms

    1. cognise
    2. cognize
  • be able to distinguish, recognize as being different (verb)

    Examples

    1. The child knows right from wrong
  • be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt (verb)

    Examples

    1. I know that I left the key on the table
  • be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object (verb)

    Examples

    1. She doesn't know this composer
    2. Do you know my sister?
    3. We know this movie
    4. I know him under a different name
    5. This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily
  • have fixed in the mind (verb)

    Examples

    1. I know Latin
    2. This student knows her irregular verbs
    3. Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?
  • know how to do or perform something (verb)

    Examples

    1. She knows how to knit
    2. Does your husband know how to cook?
  • know the nature or character of (verb)
  • perceive as familiar (verb)

    Examples

    1. I know this voice!
  • the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people (noun)

    Examples

    1. he is always in the know

See definition of know in Merriam Webster