another word that means knowing how to do something
Relevance ranks synonyms and suggests the best matches based on how closely a synonym’s sense matches the sense you selected. Complexity sorts synonyms based on their difficulty. Adjust it higher to choose from words that are more complex. Word Origin and History for know Expand. v. Old English cnawan (class VII strong verb; past tense cneow, past participle cnawen), to know, perceive; acknowledge, declare, from Proto-Germanic *knew- (cf. Old High German bi-chnaan, ir-chnaan to know), from PIE root *gno- to know (cf. Synonym.com 2001-2016 Demand Media, all rights reserved. Database is based on WordNet 3.0, a lexical database for the English language. Old English cnawan (class VII strong verb; past tense cneow, past participle cnawen), to know, perceive; acknowledge, declare, from Proto-Germanic *knew- (cf. Old High German bi-chnaan, ir-chnaan to know), from PIE root *gno- to know (cf. Old Persian xšnasatiy he shall know; Old Church Slavonic znati, Russian znat to know; Latin gnoscere; Greek *gno-, as in gignoskein; Sanskrit jna- know). 1 I know the first verse of the song, but I don't know what comes next. 2  If you don't know what the word means, look it up in a dictionary.  It's always awkward when you meet someone you know, but you can't remember their name. before 900; Middle English knowen, knawen, Old English gecnāwan; cognate with Old High German -cnāhan, Old Norse knā to know how, be able to; akin to Latin (g)nōvī, Greek gignṓskein. To not know one's ass from one's elbow is from 1930. To know better to have learned from experience is from 1704. You know as a parenthetical filler is from 1712, but it has roots in 14c. To know too much (to be allowed to live, escape, etc.) is from 1872. See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com. 1. Know, comprehend, understand imply being aware of meanings. To know is to be aware of something as a fact or truth: He knows the basic facts of the subject. I know that he agrees with me. To comprehend is to know something thoroughly and to perceive its relationships to certain other ideas, facts, etc. KnowWe commonly use the verb know with a noun phrase, with a that-clause or with a wh-clause (e.g. who, where, why): …. Know how + infinitiveWe do not commonly use know + to-infinitive. We use know how + to-infinitive: …. Know + object + infinitiveIn very formal English, we use know + object + to-infinitive: …. She knew (= was aware) (that) something was wrong. [ + obj + to infinitive ] Even small amounts of these substances are known to cause skin problems. formal The authorities know him to be (= know that he is) a cocaine dealer. A1 [ T not continuous ] used to ask someone to tell you a piece of information:
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