know – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of know

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to know of sth
Participle: known of sth
Gerund: knowing of sth

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of know

Indicative

Present

Iknow of sth
youknow of sth
he;she;itknows of sth
weknow of sth
youknow of sth
theyknow of sth

Perfect

Ihave known of sth
youhave known of sth
he;she;ithas known of sth
wehave known of sth
youhave known of sth
theyhave known of sth

Past

Iknew of sth
youknew of sth
he;she;itknew of sth
weknew of sth
youknew of sth
theyknew of sth

Pluperfect

Ihad known of sth
youhad known of sth
he;she;ithad known of sth
wehad known of sth
youhad known of sth
theyhad known of sth

Future

Iwill know of sth
youwill know of sth
he;she;itwill know of sth
wewill know of sth
youwill know of sth
theywill know of sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have known of sth
youwill have known of sth
he;she;itwill have known of sth
wewill have known of sth
youwill have known of sth
theywill have known of sth

Subjunctive

Present

Iknow of sth
youknow of sth
he;she;itknow of sth
weknow of sth
youknow of sth
theyknow of sth

Perfect

Ihave known of sth
youhave known of sth
he;she;ithave known of sth
wehave known of sth
youhave known of sth
theyhave known of sth

Imperfect

Iknew of sth
youknew of sth
he;she;itknew of sth
weknew of sth
youknew of sth
theyknew of sth

Pluperfect

Ihad known of sth
youhad known of sth
he;she;ithad known of sth
wehad known of sth
youhad known of sth
theyhad known of sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould know of sth
youwould know of sth
he;she;itwould know of sth
wewould know of sth
youwould know of sth
theywould know of sth

Perfect

Iwould have known of sth
youwould have known of sth
he;she;itwould have known of sth
wewould have known of sth
youwould have known of sth
theywould have known of sth

Imperative

youknow of sth
weLet's know of sth
youknow of sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam knowing of sth
youare knowing of sth
he;she;itis knowing of sth
weare knowing of sth
youare knowing of sth
theyare knowing of sth

Perfect

Ihave been knowing of sth
youhave been knowing of sth
he;she;ithas been knowing of sth
wehave been knowing of sth
youhave been knowing of sth
theyhave been knowing of sth

Past

Iwas knowing of sth
youwere knowing of sth
he;she;itwas knowing of sth
wewere knowing of sth
youwere knowing of sth
theywere knowing of sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been knowing of sth
youhad been knowing of sth
he;she;ithad been knowing of sth
wehad been knowing of sth
youhad been knowing of sth
theyhad been knowing of sth

Future

Iwill be knowing of sth
youwill be knowing of sth
he;she;itwill be knowing of sth
wewill be knowing of sth
youwill be knowing of sth
theywill be knowing of sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been knowing of sth
youwill have been knowing of sth
he;she;itwill have been knowing of sth
wewill have been knowing of sth
youwill have been knowing of sth
theywill have been knowing of sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be knowing of sth
youwould be knowing of sth
he;she;itwould be knowing of sth
wewould be knowing of sth
youwould be knowing of sth
theywould be knowing of sth

Perfect

Iwould have been knowing of sth
youwould have been knowing of sth
he;she;itwould have been knowing of sth
wewould have been knowing of sth
youwould have been knowing of sth
theywould have been knowing of sth

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'know'

blow, crow, grow, know, outgrow, overblow, overgrow, overthrow, throw,

Verbs similar to 'know'

knaw, knob, knot, snow, acknow, avow, beknow, blow, bow, brow,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

have sexual relations with
copulate with
understand
comprehend, fathom, perceive, discern, cognize, appreciate, apprehend, recognize
discriminate
differentiate, distinguish, separate, difference
experience
undergo, sustain, suffer, see, have
befriend
acquaint, familiarize, introduce

Antonyms

understand
misunderstand, mistake, misapprehend, misinterpret
discriminate
indiscriminate, undistinguished, unite, group
experience
inexperience, immaturity, greenness, rawness

Additional Information

Etymology

1. O.E. cnawan (class VII strong verb; past tense cneow, pp. cnawen), from P.Gmc. *knoeanan (cf. O.H.G. bi-chnaan, ir-chnaan "to know"), from PIE base *gn- (cf. O.C.S. znati, Rus. znat "to know;" L. gnoscere; Gk. *gno-, as in gignoskein; Skt. jna- "know;" see can (v.)). Once widespread in Gmc., now retained only in Eng., where however it has widespread application, covering meanings that require two or more verbs in other languages (e.g. Ger. wissen, kennen, erkennen and in part können; Fr. connaître, savior; L. novisse, cognoscire, scire). Meaning "to have sexual intercourse with" is c.1200, from the O.T. To not know one's ass from one's elbow is from 1930. To know better "to have learned from experience" is from 1704. You know as a parenthetical filler is from 1712, but it has roots in 14c. M.E. Know-how "technical expertise" first recorded 1838 in Amer.Eng. Know-nothing "ignoramus" is from 1827; as a U.S. nativist political party, active 1853-56, the name refers to the secret society at the core of the party, about which members were instructed to answer, if asked about it, that they "know nothing." The party merged into the Republican Party.
2. From Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwan (“to know, perceive, recognise”), from Proto-West Germanic *knāan, from Proto-Germanic *knēaną (“to know”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).
3. Cognates
4. * from Proto-Germanic: Scots knaw (“to know, recognise”), Icelandic knega (“to know, know how to, be able”), Old High German knājan (“to know, recognise”), Old Norse kná (“to know how”). Remotely related also Dutch and German kennen, West Frisian kenne (see English ken).
5. * from Indo-European: Latin gnoscō, Latin cognoscō (Spanish conocer, French connaître, Romanian cunoaște, Italian conoscere, Portuguese conhecer), Ancient Greek γνωρίζω (gnōrízō, “to know”) and γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge”), Albanian njoh (“to know, recognise”), Russian знать (znatʹ, “to know”), Lithuanian žinoti (“to know”), Persian شناختن (šenâxtan, “to know”) and Hindi जानना (jānnā, “to know, understand”). See: Middle English 'knowen', Proto-Germanic '*knēaną', Scots 'knaw', Icelandic 'knega', Old High German 'knājan', German, old spelling 'kennen', Latin 'gnoscō', Latin 'cognoscō', Spanish 'conocer', French 'connaître', Romanian 'cunoaște', Italian 'conoscere', Portuguese 'conhecer', Greek, Ancient 'γνωρίζω', Albanian 'njoh', Russian 'знать', Lithuanian 'žinoti', Hindi 'जानना'.

Verbs referencing "know"

Russian знать, Pali jānāti, Dari دانستن, Sanskrit जानाति, Hindi जानना, Albanian njoh, Icelandic knega.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] cough or two, cried, with a ghastly smile which is still before me, looking at the same time round the walls, ‘Ha ! the breakfast-room, steward—eh ? ’ We all foresaw what the answer must be: we knew the agony he suffered. He had often spoken of the saloon; had taken in and lived upon the pictorial idea; had usually given us to understand, at home, that to form a just conception of it, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] the other. “ Why, last fall, I let him go to Cincinnati alone, to do business for me, and bring home five hundred dollars. ‘Tom, ’ says I to him, ‘I trust you, because I think you 're a Christian—I know you wouldn't cheat. ’ Tom comes back, sure enough; I knew he would. Some low fellows, they say, said to him—Tom, why don't you make tracks for Canada ? ’ ’ Ah, master trusted me, and I [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] do business for me, and bring home five hundred dollars. ‘Tom, ’ says I to him, ‘I trust you, because I think you 're a Christian—I know you wouldn't cheat. ’ Tom comes back, sure enough; I knew he would. Some low fellows, they say, said to him—Tom, why don't you make tracks for Canada ? ’ ’ Ah, master trusted me, and I couldn’t,’—they told me about it. I am sorry to part with Tom, I must [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Well, I 've got just as much conscience as any man in business can afford to keep,—just a little, you know, to swear by, as ’ t were, ” said the trader, jocularly; “ and, then, I 'm ready to do anything in reason to ’ blige friends; but this yer, you see, is a leetle too hard on a fellow—a leetle too [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] in these particulars, on the eve of a sea-voyage, is a matter of little consequence; and that, to use a common phrase, ‘it comes to very much the same thing in the end. ’ Be this as it may, I know that the dinner of that day was undeniably perfect; that it comprehended all these items, and a great many more; and that we all did ample justice to it. And I know too, that, bating a [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] ’ Be this as it may, I know that the dinner of that day was undeniably perfect; that it comprehended all these items, and a great many more; and that we all did ample justice to it. And I know too, that, bating a certain tacit avoidance of any allusion to to-morrow; such as may be supposed to prevail between delicate-minded turnkeys, and a sensitive prisoner who is to be hanged next [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ I 'm afraid not. ” “ Lor bless ye, yes ! These critters ain't like white folks, you know; they gets over things, only manage right. Now, they say, ” said Haley, assuming a candid and confidential air, “ that this kind o ’ trade is hardening to the feelings; but I never found it so. Fact [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] would pull a woman's child out of her arms, and set him up to sell, and she screechin ’ like mad all the time; — very bad policy—damages the article—makes ’ em quite unfit for service sometimes. I knew a real handsome gal once, in Orleans, as was entirely ruined by this sort o ’ handling. The fellow that was trading for her didn't want her baby; and she was one of your real high sort, when her [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Mr. Shelby did not know what to say, and so he said, “ Indeed ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • There was something so piquant and original in these elucidations of humanity, that Mr. Shelby could not help laughing in company. Perhaps you laugh too, dear reader; but you know humanity comes out in a variety of strange forms now-a-days, and there is no end to the odd things that humane people will say and do. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • ♪ Man they know how I 'm rockin ' ♪ (Rule of Thirds)
  • I 'm Melinda. It's nice to meet you in person. You know this neighborhood, right ? (Deadbolt)
  • because he knew that that which they came from, he'd never be ready to give. (A Song from the Dark)
  • - It could be... - What? Joint Jalaja from our village... Yes, I know... tell me. (Moorane Krishnappa)
  • - Daddy... please! - Okay, okay. What do you do ? You know Novotel on the beach road, uncle ? (Geethanjali Malli Vachindi)