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

1. know (have information):

do you know ...?
você sabia ...?
to know that ...
saber que ...

2. know (be acquainted with):

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

know-all N Brit, Aus inf

sabichão(-ona) m (f)

know-how N no pl

know-it-all N Am inf

Usage examples with knows

God knows
goodness knows

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He suddenly knows there are cigarettes in the glove compartment.
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However, his religious fervour to save her and her convincing lies about repenting keep him from revealing what he knows.
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He knows which syllables to emphasize, when to add a singsong lilt, when to snarl.
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Like any good moralist, he knows how to give his story a meaning, to provide more than just simple entertainment.
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Shun is very self-confident and proud of his beautiful long hair, and he knows he is so cute.
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He's a scrummaging tighthead who enjoys the scrum and knows everything about every opponent that he's going to come up against.
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Feeling the nearness of eternity, utterly dependent upon it for his meaning, he also knows that he dies, and that he can not escape death.
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He becomes addicted to tantalizing adventures of which no one knows how they would end.
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He's haunted by his many flaws, which the former girlfriend knows all too well.
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He knows not so much as that, lady.
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