| Library / English Dictionary |
KEN
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Irregular inflected forms: kenned , kenning , kent
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The range of vision
Example:
out of sight of land
Synonyms:
ken; sight
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("ken" is a kind of...):
compass; grasp; range; reach (the limit of capability)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Range of what one can know or understand
Example:
beyond my ken
Synonyms:
cognizance; ken
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("ken" is a kind of...):
knowing (a clear and certain mental apprehension)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb ken
