Definitions for knowing

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knowing know·ing

Spelling: [noh-ing]

IPA: /ˈnoʊ ɪŋ/

Knowing is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 81 anagrams from letters in knowing (giknnow).

Definitions for knowing

noun

1. the fact or state of knowing; knowledge.

Idioms

1. in the know, possessing inside, secret, or special information.
2. know the ropes, Informal. to understand or be familiar with the particulars of a subject or business:

adjective

1. affecting, implying, or deliberately revealing shrewd knowledge of secret or private information:
2. that knows; having knowledge or information; intelligent.
3. shrewd, sharp, or astute.
4. conscious; intentional; deliberate.

verb (used with object)

1. to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty:
2. to have established or fixed in the mind or memory:
3. to be cognizant or aware of:
4. be acquainted with (a thing, place, person, etc.), as by sight, experience, or report:
5. to understand from experience or attainment (usually followed by how before an infinitive):
6. to be able to distinguish, as one from another:
7. Archaic. to have sexual intercourse with.

verb (used without object)

1. to have knowledge or clear and certain perception, as of fact or truth.
2. to be cognizant or aware, as of some fact, circumstance, or occurrence; have information, as about something.

Origin of knowing

1325-75; Middle English knawynge (earlier knowende, knawande). See know¹, -ing²

Examples for knowing

knowing the fellow to be both poor and harmless, I quietly gave him one.

But I'm pretty solid in the knowing that he's disgusted by that.

Koenig must know by now that second to knowing if Adnan is innocent, we want to know if she thinks Adnan is innocent.

We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom.

Once he was wearing bracelets, Wright quickly confessed to knowing that “Jane Doe” was a minor,  according to court papers.

One could think of oneself as knowing God, and be aware of no forcing of the note.

knowing the Milbreys, you will divine the warmth of their behaviour toward the son.

Ambrose sped away, knowing that Perronel would be quite satisfied.

Judge me, then, my dear, as any indifferent person (knowing what you know of me) would do.

The auctioneer talks about knowing and employing royalty, and celebrity big spenders.