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I. know <knew, known> [nəʊ, Am noʊ] VB trans

1. know (have information/knowledge):

to know sth
etw wissen
to know sth facts, results
etw kennen
do you know ...?
I know no fear
I don't know
— don't I know it!
for all I know
... and you know it
inf you know something [or what]?
... I know what
but she's not to know
to know [that]/if/how/what/when/why ...
to know sb/sth to be/do sth
wissen, dass jd/etw etw ist/tut
to know how to do sth
to know sth about sth/sb
etw über etw/jdn wissen
to know sth by heart
to let sb know sth
jdn etw wissen lassen

2. know (be certain):

to not know whether ...
to know for a fact that ...

3. know (be acquainted with):

to know sb
jdn kennen
to get to know sb
to get to know sth methods
etw lernen
to get to know sth faults
to [not] know sb to speak to

4. know (have understanding):

to know sth
do you know what I mean?

5. know (experience):

6. know (recognize):

to know sb/sth
jdn/etw erkennen
we all know him as ‘Curly’
to know sb/sth by sth
jdn/etw an etw dat erkennen
to know sb by his/her voice/walk

7. know (be able to differentiate):

to know sth/sb from sth/sb
etw/jdn von etw/jdm unterscheiden können

8. know passive (well-known):

für etw acc bekannt sein

Phrases:

to not know sb from Adam
to know no bounds
keine Ahnung von etw dat haben inf
not if I know it
to not know where to put oneself Brit
to know the ropes
to know sb [in the biblical sense] hum
to know the score
to know one's stuff [or Brit also onions]
to know a thing or two about sth (know from experience)
sich acc mit etw dat auskennen
what do you know!
what do you know! esp Am inf (surprise)

II. know <knew, known> [nəʊ, Am noʊ] VB intr

1. know (have knowledge):

know
where did he go? — I wouldn't [or don't]know , I was not to know until years later
where did he go? — I wouldn't [or don't]know , I was not to know until years later
you never know
as [or so] far as I know
how am I to know?
how should I know?
I know!
just let me know ok?

2. know inf (understand):

know
“I don't know, ” he said, “why can't you ever be on time?”

3. know (said to agree with sb):

I know

4. know inf (for emphasis):

5. know (conversation filler):

he asked me, you know

Phrases:

III. know [nəʊ, Am noʊ] N no pl

to be in the know [about sth]
[über etw acc] im Bilde sein [o. Bescheid wissen]
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know VB

I don’t know that ... (for: I don’t know whether/if) inf

know about VB intr

to know about sth/sb
von etw/jdm wissen
I know about that
yep, I know about that

know of VB intr

to know of sb/sth
jdn/etw kennen
to know of sb/sth (been informed)
von jdm/etw gehört haben
... — not that I know of

ˈknow-all N pej inf

know-all
Besserwisser(in) m (f) <-s, -> pej
know-all
CH, A a. Schlaumeier m pej
know-all
Neunmalkluge(r) f(m) <-n, -n; -n, -n> iron

ˈknow-how N no pl

know-how
Know-how nt <-s>
know-how
to have know-how about sth

know-how N

know-how

busi·ness ˈknow-how N no pl

know-it-all [Am ˈnoʊɪt̬ɔ:l] N Am

know-it-all
Besserwisser(in) m (f) <-s, ->
know-it-all
CH, A a. Schlaumeier(in) m (f) pej
know-it-all
Neunmalkluge(r) f(m) <-n, -n; -n, -n> iron

need-to-ˈknow ADJ attr, inv

insurance know-how N INSUR

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in the know N

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in the know ADJ

to be in the know about sth
Present
Iknow
youknow
he/she/itknows
weknow
youknow
theyknow
Past
Iknew
youknew
he/she/itknew
weknew
youknew
theyknew
Present Perfect
Ihaveknown
youhaveknown
he/she/ithasknown
wehaveknown
youhaveknown
theyhaveknown
Past Perfect
Ihadknown
youhadknown
he/she/ithadknown
wehadknown
youhadknown
theyhadknown