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knowledge
[ nol-ij ]
noun
- acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition:
knowledge of many things.
- familiarity or conversance, as with a particular subject or branch of learning:
A knowledge of accounting was necessary for the job.
- acquaintance or familiarity gained by sight, experience, or report:
a knowledge of human nature.
- the fact or state of knowing; the perception of fact or truth; clear and certain mental apprehension.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- awareness, as of a fact or circumstance:
He had knowledge of her good fortune.
- something that is or may be known; information:
He sought knowledge of her activities.
- the body of truths or facts accumulated in the course of time.
- the sum of what is known:
Knowledge of the true situation is limited.
- Archaic. sexual intercourse. Compare carnal knowledge.
adjective
- creating, involving, using, or disseminating special knowledge or information:
A computer expert can always find a good job in the knowledge industry.
knowledge
/ ˈ²ÔÉ’±ôɪ»åÏô /
noun
- the facts, feelings or experiences known by a person or group of people
- the state of knowing
- awareness, consciousness, or familiarity gained by experience or learning
- erudition or informed learning
- specific information about a subject
- sexual intercourse (obsolete except in the legal phrase carnal knowledge )
- come to one's knowledgeto become known to one
- to my knowledge
- as I understand it
- as I know
- grow out of one's knowledgeto behave in a presumptuous or conceited manner
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- °ì²Ô´Ç·Él±ð»å²µ±ð·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ±è°ù±ð·°ì²Ô´Ç·É±ôĻ岵±ð noun
- ²õ³Üp±ð°ù·°ì²Ô´Ç·É±ôĻ岵±ð noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of knowledge1
Idioms and Phrases
- to one's knowledge, according to the information available to one:
To my knowledge he hasn't been here before.
More idioms and phrases containing knowledge
see little knowledge is a dangerous thing ; to the best of (one's knowledge) .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Now, as he described it, he’s an “ideas guy†within the B45 operation, using his knowledge of getting hitters out over a 10-year MLB career to innovate improvements to what they swing at the plate.
Hartvigsen saw that the problem and the thirst for investing knowledge and a supportive community was much bigger than just her and her group of friends.
Horvitz has a handshake deal with the property owner, who gave him permission to build a garden with the knowledge that the lot could be developed or sold in the future.
I spoke to Marc Keller who's the president here and Marc has a great knowledge of the English game, a fantastic footballer himself, and he understands football.
The parents draw strength from friends, family, their Christian faith and the knowledge that their daughter was an honest person who always tried to do the right thing.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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