Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [noh]
- /noʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [noh]
- /noʊ/
Definitions of knower word
- verb with object knower to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty: I know the situation fully. 1
- verb with object knower to have established or fixed in the mind or memory: to know a poem by heart; Do you know the way to the park from here? 1
- verb with object knower to be cognizant or aware of: I know it. 1
- verb with object knower be acquainted with (a thing, place, person, etc.), as by sight, experience, or report: to know the mayor. 1
- verb with object knower to understand from experience or attainment (usually followed by how before an infinitive): to know how to make gingerbread. 1
- verb with object knower to be able to distinguish, as one from another: to know right from wrong. 1
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Origin of knower
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English knowen, knawen, Old English gecnāwan; cognate with Old High German -cnāhan, Old Norse knā to know how, be able to; akin to Latin (g)nōvī, Greek gignṓskein. See gnostic, can1
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Parts of speech for Knower
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
knower popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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