Know

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Knee.

II. Know ·vi To have sexual commerce with.

III. Know ·vi To be assured; to feel confident.

IV. Know ·vi To be convinced of the truth of; to be fully assured of; as, to know things from information.

V. Know ·vi To have knowledge; to have a clear and certain perception; to possess wisdom, instruction, or information;

— often with of.

VI. Know ·vi To perceive or apprehend clearly and certainly; to Understand; to have full information of; as, to know one's duty.

VII. Know ·vi To Recognize; to Distinguish; to discern the character of; as, to know a person's face or figure.

VIII. Know ·vi 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.

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