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knew [nju:, Am nu:] VB

knew pt of know

See also know

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

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

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2. know inf (understand):

know
понима́ть

III . know [nəʊ, Am noʊ] N

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

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

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2. know inf (understand):

know
понима́ть

III . know [nəʊ, Am noʊ] N

know-all [ˈnəʊɔ:l, Am ˈnoʊ-] N Aus, Brit pej inf

know-how [ˈnəʊhaʊ, Am ˈnoʊ-] N no pl, no indef art

know-it-all [ˈnəʊɪtɔ:l, Am ˈnoʊɪt̬-] N Am

know-it-all → know-all

See also know-all

know-all [ˈnəʊɔ:l, Am ˈnoʊ-] N Aus, Brit pej inf

Usage examples with knew

but then he knew it
но тогда́ он знал об э́том
I wish she knew/I had a camera
мне хоте́лось бы, что́бы она́ зна́ла/у меня́ был фотоаппара́т

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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But they knew all too well that colours could fade or discolour over time.
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I knew the answer to that, of course, but she was a woman and had the last word.
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The boys feared the groaning of the dying, and when the stairs creaked, we knew why - they were bearing out the dead.
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This is not surprising to those who knew him, and it is probably not only due to an illness which befell him in 1930.
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The volunteers knew the odds were against survival and the mission was called, in nineteenth century vernacular, a forlorn hope.
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The third eyewitness, who had been watching from afar, told some shoeshine boys that he knew the true story.
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Although gangs were disproportionately confined to lower-income inner-city sections, fear knew no boundaries citywide.
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The founding fathers knew that strength of character, and a common purpose are the foundation of successful institutions.
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It knew well that the little man would never read the exemption clauses or understand them.
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If people were smiling, you knew he was out.
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