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know

verb

1 she doesn't know I'm here:

be aware, realize, be conscious, have knowledge, be informed, have information;

notice, perceive, see, sense, recognize, understand, appreciate;

informal savvy, latch on to something.

2 I would write to him if I knew his address:

have knowledge of, be aware of, be cognizant of, be informed of, be apprised of.

3 he asked whether I knew French | they know the game:

be familiar with, be conversant with, be acquainted with, have knowledge of, be versed in, be knowledgeable about, have mastered, have a grasp of, grasp, understand, comprehend, apprehend;

have learned, have memorized, have learned by heart;

informal be clued up on, have something taped.

4 I don't know many people here | we know him well:

be acquainted with, have met, be familiar with;

be friends with, be friendly with, be on good terms with, be close to, be intimate with, socialize with, associate with, have dealings with;

understand, have insight into, be in sympathy with, empathize with;

Scottish ken;

informal be thick with.

5 a man who had known better times:

experience, have experience of, go through, undergo, live through, meet, meet with, encounter, taste.

6 my brothers don't know a saucepan from a frying pan:

distinguish, tell apart, differentiate, tell, tell which is which, discriminate;

recognize, pick out, identify, make out, discern, see.

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