Synonyms for know
Most common
have do it get it on make love understand comprehend experience
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Have
have, do it, get it on, make love, have it away, love, take, have sex, lie with, sleep with, sleep together, screw, eff, bang, nail, bonk, bed, hump, jazz, have it off slang, fuck vulgar, get laid vulgar slang
2. Understand — to be able to distinguish, to discern, particularly by contrast or comparison; to recognize the nature of
understand, recognize UK US, recognise UK, comprehend, acknowledge, perceive, discern, distinguish, apprehend, discriminate
3. Experience
Definitions
- v. 1
To be able to distinguish, to discern, particularly by contrast or comparison; to recognize the nature of.
to know a person's face or figure
- v. 2
To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.
I know that I’m right and you’re wrong.
- v. 3
To be or become aware or cognizant.
Malware's sometimes been known to sit dormant for a long time.
Related words
- Phrases
- you know let know know one's stuff whatcha know good in the know you know what know the score you know something
- Other spellings
- knowe
Forms
- Past participle
- known
e.g. known → loved, taken, screwed, effed…
Example sentences
- have You need not have helped my son with his homework.
- understand I understand now why he didn't go to a university.
- comprehend This theory is too difficult for me to comprehend.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| know | rising | |
| have | steady | |
| understand | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- bed1, eff, wot
- 4 letters
- have1, take1, love1, live1, fuck1, bang1, jazz1, nail1, hump1, bonk1
- 5 letters
- learn1, screw1
- 6 letters
- common2
- 7 letters
- discern2, cognize, cognise, coitize
- 8 letters
- perceive2
- 9 letters
- recognize3, recognise3, apprehend3
- 10 letters
- understand3, experience4, comprehend3
- 11 letters
- acknowledge3, distinguish3
- 12 letters
- discriminate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (common2 = 2 syllables).