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knowledge
[ nol-ij ]
noun
- acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition:
knowledge of many things.
- familiarity or conversance, as with a particular subject or branch of learning:
A knowledge of accounting was necessary for the job.
- acquaintance or familiarity gained by sight, experience, or report:
a knowledge of human nature.
- the fact or state of knowing; the perception of fact or truth; clear and certain mental apprehension.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- awareness, as of a fact or circumstance:
He had knowledge of her good fortune.
- something that is or may be known; information:
He sought knowledge of her activities.
- the body of truths or facts accumulated in the course of time.
- the sum of what is known:
Knowledge of the true situation is limited.
- Archaic. sexual intercourse. Compare carnal knowledge.
adjective
- creating, involving, using, or disseminating special knowledge or information:
A computer expert can always find a good job in the knowledge industry.
knowledge
/ ˈɒɪ /
noun
- the facts, feelings or experiences known by a person or group of people
- the state of knowing
- awareness, consciousness, or familiarity gained by experience or learning
- erudition or informed learning
- specific information about a subject
- sexual intercourse (obsolete except in the legal phrase carnal knowledge )
- come to one's knowledgeto become known to one
- to my knowledge
- as I understand it
- as I know
- grow out of one's knowledgeto behave in a presumptuous or conceited manner
Other Word Forms
- ԴǷl岵· adjective
- ·ԴǷɱĻ岵 noun
- p·ԴǷɱĻ岵 noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of knowledge1
Idioms and Phrases
- to one's knowledge, according to the information available to one:
To my knowledge he hasn't been here before.
More idioms and phrases containing knowledge
see little knowledge is a dangerous thing ; to the best of (one's knowledge) .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Drugs and alcohol were not suspected to be a factor in the crash, a source with knowledge of the investigation not authorized to discuss it publicly told The Times.
“I love scientific knowledge. But I really wanted to be able to directly interact with patients,” said Acharya, a self-described people person.
But CalMatters later reported that data from the agency showed it had no prior knowledge of criminal or immigration history for 77 of the 78 people arrested.
However companies such as Adidas say the US lacks factories with the specialised equipment to make running shoes and workers with the knowledge to operate them.
A draft executive order circulated proposing an overhaul of the exam that had long focused on knowledge of international affairs to now require candidates demonstrate “alignment with the president’s foreign policy vision.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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