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Knowing
//nɑːɪn// adj, noun, prep, verb
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent.
"The knowing and intelligent part of the world."
- 2 Deliberate, wilful.
- 3 Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning.
"a knowing rascal"
- 4 Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic. archaic
"‘I was a raw boy from College, and fancied it very knowing to marry a girl that all the young fellows of my acquaintance reckoned so confounded handsome.’"
- 5 Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding.
"Jon and Tyrion greet each other with the words that have been used against them as weapons, sharing a knowing smile."
Adjective
- 1 highly educated; having extensive information or understanding wordnet
- 2 evidencing the possession of inside information wordnet
- 3 alert and fully informed wordnet
- 4 characterized by conscious design or purpose wordnet
Noun
- 1 The act or condition of having knowledge.
"Sensations then, are not perceivings, observings or findings; they are not detectings, scannings or inspectings; they are not apprehendings, cognisings, intuitings or knowings."
- 2 a clear and certain mental apprehension wordnet
Preposition
- 1 Given my knowledge about someone or something.
"Knowing you, you would try not to be late for school."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of know form-of, gerund, participle, present
Etymology
Etymology 1
From know + -ing.
Etymology 2
From know + -ing.
Etymology 3
From know + -ing.
Etymology 4
From know + -ing.
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