+ about He's very knowledgeable about garden plants.
when most people know something
Qeveryone knows /.evriwAn nauz/
especially spoken say this when you think most people know something and you would be surprised if someone did not know it: Haven't you heard Anja's pregnant? I thought everyone knew. + (that) Everyone knows Andy and Lynn are having an affair. everyone knows how/wHat/why etc
Surely everyone knows how to change a light bulb!
KNOW/NOT KNOW
well known ,/,wel пэоп/ [ad;] use this about facts and ideas that most people know about: Mrs Thatcher's views on Europe were well known. it is well known tKat It is well known
Well known is spelled with a hyphen when it comes before a noun: it is a well- known fact that most crimes are committed by men.
that people who smoke are more likely to get lung diseases.
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facts and information that you know
knowledge nolidsll'nc:- [n U, singular] facts and information that you know: He doesn't have the skills or knowledge needed to do the job. + of Paula has a good knowledge of Japanese.
sclenti/ic/medical/technical knowledge
Don't use knowledge in expressions like 'get more knowledge' or 'increase my knowledge'. It is better to use words like learn and find out I'd like to leam/find out more about using the Internet.
theories based on scientific knowledge
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to know a person
know /пэи/ [у T] if you know someone, you have met them before and you know things about them, such as where they live or what their job is: Yes, I know Clive. I
used to work with him. \ Do you know anyone who could babysit tonight? know sb well 1 know Paul very well - we were at college together.
Don't saу 'I am knowing', 'she was
knowing - knew - have known
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knowing' etc. Say I know, she knew etc.
get to know /.get ta 'пэи/ to start to have a friendly relationship with someone by spending time with them and talking to them: When you move to a new place, it can take a long time to get to know people. I I got to know Jenny when we worked together at IBM.
acquaintance /a'kweintans/ [n C] someone you know, although you do not know them well, and they are not one of your friends: Kim's just an acquaintance really - I've only met her a couple of times.
to know a book, place, piece of music etc
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know /пэи/ [f T] if you know a place, you have been there before and spent time there; if you know a book, song, film, etc you have read it or seen it or heard it before: 'Do you know Boston at all?" "Yes, I went to college there." I I didn'tknow any of the songs they were singing I Do you know that Hitchcock movie about a man who is being chased? What's it called?
know sth by heart (=know every word of a song, poem etc) I've heard that poem so often that I know it by heart. know somewhere (ike the back of your hand informal (=know a place very well) Tony had spent a lot of time in Tokyo and knew the place like the back of his hand.
knowing - knew - have known
Don't say 'I am knowing', 'she was knowing' etc. Say I know, she knew etc.
be familiar with sth /bi: fa miliy wid
(sth)/ formal to know something well because you have seen it, read it, or used it before: Anyone applying for the job should be familiar with using a spreadsheet. I Are you familiar with the works of George Eliot?
when you have seen someone or something before
recognize (also recognise British)
'reksgnaiz, 'гекэп~j [v T] to know who someone is or what something is, because
yon have spen them before- / didn 't recognize him when he shaved his beard off. I Do you recognize this picture?
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Don't say 'I am knowing', 'she was knowing' etc. Say I know, she knew etc.
know /пэр, [и T] to recognize someone or something, especially when you have not seen them for a long time: You'll know him when you see him. He hasn't changed at all. I The town has changed so much, I hardly know it any more. know sb by sight (=be able to recognize someone, although you do not know their name) I've never spoken to her, but I know her by sight. knowing - knew - have known
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/amiliar /fe'miliaV [adj] someone or something that is familiar is easy to recognize because you have heard or seen them many times before: a familiar tune \ It was good to see all the old familiar faces again.
look/sound /amiliar The voice on the phone sounded familiar.
to not know something or someone
not know /not пэо/ to not know something or someone: "What time's the meeting?" "Sorry, I don't know." I I've met Tom a few times, but I don't know his sister.
not know how/what/why etc I don't know why they're so angry.
unfamiliar/not /amiliar 1лпЬ[т\\-
not fVirnliaV especially wkrten [adj] if something is unfamiliar or not familiar,
you have not seen it. heard it, or experienced it before: It took me a long time to get used to the unfamiliar surroundings. + to He was speaking a language that was not familiar to me.
be unaware!not be aware /bi:
.Answer, not bi: a'wea' formal to not know about a situation or about something that is happening, especially when you should know about it + of She was not aware of the man who had come quietly into the room. I The child was clearly unaware of the danger. + that His parents weren't aware that he smoked.
ignorant ignarant/ [adj] someone who is
ignorant does not know facts or information that they should know ignorant of sth (=not knowing about a fact or situation) She remained ignorant of the real truth about her parents. ignorant about sth (=not knowing about a subject) I'm very ignorant about politics.