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# know

«know» in Mova's school dictionary: **to have it in your mind as a fact, because you learned it…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (know, knows, knew, knowing, known)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To know something is to have it in your mind as a fact, because you learned it or were told. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/know/#m1)

2) To know a person is to have met them and be familiar with them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/know/#m2)

3) To know how to do something is to be able to do it: She knows how to swim. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/know/#m3)

4) To know a place is to be familiar with it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/know/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In maths, a word of the story or the question («do you know how many…»); no operation; «what do we know?» lists the given facts. In science, what we know comes from observing and testing. In everyday life and safety: know your address, know your way home, never go with people you don't know. Phrases: «I don't know», «you know», «know how to», «get to know», «let me know», «as far as I know».

### examples

- Do you know how many apples are left? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/know/#x1)
- She knows 20 songs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/know/#x2)
- He knew 8 of the words. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/know/#x3)
- How many words does she know now? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/know/#x4)
- I know the answer! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/know/#x5)
- Do you know how to tie your shoes? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/know/#x6)
- I've known Ella since we were five. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/know/#x7)
- Let me know when you're ready. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/know/#x8)
- Never get into a car with someone you don't know. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/know/#x9)
- I must know more of them." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/know/#x10)

### note

Irregular: know, knew, known; the k is silent. Do not confuse know with no, knew with new, knows with nose — they sound the same. No clue on its own; «knows 20, learns 5 more» adds. Trap: «we know that…» introduces a fact to use, not a new amount.

### In the corpora

- [Knowing this helps you understand why a family's week is planned round a piece of paper on the fridge.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/4/)
- [Different families believe different things about what happens after death, and nobody knows for certain.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/24-when-someone-dies/7/)
- [Knowing how money, work and choices really work now makes the big steps much less scary later.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/39-money-work-and-the-big-choices/5/)
- [Small spends like coffees and snacks add up fast; managing money means knowing what comes in and what goes out.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/39-money-work-and-the-big-choices/7/)
- [Exaggeration that everyone knows is a joke, like lights «seen from space», is harmless fun.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «know» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/know/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.