know – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of know

Indicative

Present

I	know of sb
you	know of sb
he;she;it	knows of sb
we	know of sb
you	know of sb
they	know of sb

Perfect

I	have known of sb
you	have known of sb
he;she;it	has known of sb
we	have known of sb
you	have known of sb
they	have known of sb

Past

I	knew of sb
you	knew of sb
he;she;it	knew of sb
we	knew of sb
you	knew of sb
they	knew of sb

Pluperfect

I	had known of sb
you	had known of sb
he;she;it	had known of sb
we	had known of sb
you	had known of sb
they	had known of sb

Future

I	will know of sb
you	will know of sb
he;she;it	will know of sb
we	will know of sb
you	will know of sb
they	will know of sb

Future Perfect

I	will have known of sb
you	will have known of sb
he;she;it	will have known of sb
we	will have known of sb
you	will have known of sb
they	will have known of sb

Subjunctive

Present

I	know of sb
you	know of sb
he;she;it	know of sb
we	know of sb
you	know of sb
they	know of sb

Perfect

I	have known of sb
you	have known of sb
he;she;it	have known of sb
we	have known of sb
you	have known of sb
they	have known of sb

Imperfect

I	knew of sb
you	knew of sb
he;she;it	knew of sb
we	knew of sb
you	knew of sb
they	knew of sb

Pluperfect

I	had known of sb
you	had known of sb
he;she;it	had known of sb
we	had known of sb
you	had known of sb
they	had known of sb

Conditional

Present

I	would know of sb
you	would know of sb
he;she;it	would know of sb
we	would know of sb
you	would know of sb
they	would know of sb

Perfect

I	would have known of sb
you	would have known of sb
he;she;it	would have known of sb
we	would have known of sb
you	would have known of sb
they	would have known of sb

Imperative

you	know of sb
we	Let's know of sb
you	know of sb

Indicative

Present

I	am knowing of sb
you	are knowing of sb
he;she;it	is knowing of sb
we	are knowing of sb
you	are knowing of sb
they	are knowing of sb

Perfect

I	have been knowing of sb
you	have been knowing of sb
he;she;it	has been knowing of sb
we	have been knowing of sb
you	have been knowing of sb
they	have been knowing of sb

Past

I	was knowing of sb
you	were knowing of sb
he;she;it	was knowing of sb
we	were knowing of sb
you	were knowing of sb
they	were knowing of sb

Pluperfect

I	had been knowing of sb
you	had been knowing of sb
he;she;it	had been knowing of sb
we	had been knowing of sb
you	had been knowing of sb
they	had been knowing of sb

Future

I	will be knowing of sb
you	will be knowing of sb
he;she;it	will be knowing of sb
we	will be knowing of sb
you	will be knowing of sb
they	will be knowing of sb

Future Perfect

I	will have been knowing of sb
you	will have been knowing of sb
he;she;it	will have been knowing of sb
we	will have been knowing of sb
you	will have been knowing of sb
they	will have been knowing of sb

Conditional

Present

I	would be knowing of sb
you	would be knowing of sb
he;she;it	would be knowing of sb
we	would be knowing of sb
you	would be knowing of sb
they	would be knowing of sb

Perfect

I	would have been knowing of sb
you	would have been knowing of sb
he;she;it	would have been knowing of sb
we	would have been knowing of sb
you	would have been knowing of sb
they	would have been knowing of sb

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

Phrasal Verbs

~ something from something, ~ of somebody, ~ of something,

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)

know – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of know

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'know'

Verbs similar to 'know'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "know"

Sample Sentences