know

I

(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To possess information]

Syn. be aware of, be cognizant of, be acquainted with, be informed, be in possession of the facts, have knowledge of, be schooled in, be read in, be learned in, be versed in, be conversant with, be familiar with, appreciate, prize, ken, recognize, be sensible of, know full well, be sure of, have at one's fingertips, be master of, have a grasp of, know by heart, know inside and out, know by rote, remember, be instructed, be awake to, keep up on, have information about, know what's what, know all the answers, have someone's number*, have the jump on*, have down cold*, have the goods on*, be hep to*, know one's stuff*, know the score*, know the ropes*.

Ant. be oblivious of, be ignorant of, misunderstand.

2. [To understand]

Syn. comprehend, apprehend, grasp, see into; see understand 1 .

3. [To recognize]

Syn. perceive, discern, distinguish, identify, be familiar with, have the friendship of, acknowledge, be accustomed to, associate with, be acquainted with; see also associate 1 .

• in the know*,

Syn. informed, knowing, aware, privy; see conscious 1 , educated 1 , knowledgeable .

II

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

1. understand apprehend, comprehend, grasp, realize, *get it, fathom, recognize, appreciate, see, *have the hang of, *have down pat, have memorized, *know backward and forward, *have down cold. 2.

be acquainted with be familiar with, be intimate with, be close to, be on good terms with, associate with.

3. distinguish discern, recognize, discriminate, differentiate.

III

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To perceive directly with the intellect: apprehend, compass, comprehend, fathom, grasp, understand. Scots: ken. See KNOWLEDGE. 2. To participate in or partake of personally: experience, feel, go through, have, meet1 (with), see, suffer, taste (of), undergo. Archaic: prove. Idiom: run up against. See PARTICIPATE. 3. To undergo an emotional reaction: experience, feel, have, savor, taste. See FEELINGS. 4. To perceive to be identical with something held in the memory: recognize. See KNOWLEDGE, REMEMBER. 5. To recognize as being different: differentiate, discern, discriminate, distinguish, separate, tell. See SAME.