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KNOWING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A clear and certain mental apprehension
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("knowing" is a kind of...):
higher cognitive process (cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "knowing"):
awareness; cognisance; cognizance; consciousness; knowingness (having knowledge of)
incognizance (a lack of knowledge or recognition)
know (the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people)
cognizance; ken (range of what one can know or understand)
farsightedness; foresight; prevision; prospicience (seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing)
apprehension; discernment; savvy; understanding (the cognitive condition of someone who understands)
Derivation:
know (be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
Example:
a knowledgeable audience
Synonyms:
knowing; knowledgeable; learned; lettered; well-educated; well-read
Classified under:
Similar:
educated (possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge))
Derivation:
knowingness (having knowledge of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Evidencing the possession of inside information
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
informed (having much knowledge or education)
Derivation:
knowingness (shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge)
knowingness (having knowledge of)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Alert and fully informed
Example:
surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on
Synonyms:
knowing; knowledgeable
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
informed (having much knowledge or education)
Derivation:
knowingness (having knowledge of)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Characterized by conscious design or purpose
Example:
a deliberate attempt to provoke a response
Synonyms:
deliberate; intentional; knowing
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
intended (resulting from one's intentions)
Derivation:
knowingness (shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb know
Context examples:
Likewise, knowing the molecular features of these cells may help selectively target them with specific drugs.
(Observation of blood vessel cells changing function could lead to early detection of blocked arteries, University of Cambridge)
Despite knowing that vascular calcification happens, researchers still don't have a complete picture of the processes inside our blood that lead to minerals accumulating in the walls of our blood vessels.
(Bone-Like Particles Found Travelling through Human Bloodstream, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Knowing the atomic structure of this configuration now gives researchers the tools to design such a vaccine.
(The Structure and Dynamics of HIV Surface Spikes, NIH)
The student looked about everywhere; and seeing no one, and not knowing where the voice came from, cried out, “Who calls me?”
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
Grey areas remain, we will have to wait at least another 6 years before knowing the long-term effects are known.
(Health threats caused by mobile phone radiation, EUROPARL TV)
By knowing a little bit about the proteins these genes code for, we can start connecting molecular mechanisms to insect behavior and physiological response to climate.
(Secrets to climate change adaptation uncovered in the European corn borer moth, National Science Foundation)
Knowing what to expect after cancer treatment can help you and your family make plans, lifestyle changes, and important decisions.
(Cancer--Living with Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
Doctor, he went on in his usual tones, I was a-thinking of that, knowing as how you had a fancy for the boy.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Surely the clearest proof of it is that, knowing what I know, I have sent for you and not for the police.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Knowing this, Alleyne felt some little glow of worldly pride as he looked for the first time upon the land with which so many generations of his ancestors had been associated.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
