Meaning

7 senses
  1. (uncountable)Range of perception.

    the range of vision

  2. (uncountable)Knowledge, perception, or sight.

    кругозо́рkrugozór

  3. (uncountable)Range of sight.

    range of what one can know or understand

  4. (UK, regional, slang)A house, especially a den of thieves.

  5. (Judaism)Youth or children's group.

  6. A Japanese unit of length equal to six shakus.

  7. The tsurugi (type of sword).

Examples

399 sentences
  1. Mike and Ken are friends.

    Майк та Кен друзі. — deniko

    ruМайк и Кен - друзья. — Tonari

    deMike und Ken sind befreundet. — MUIRIEL

  2. Ken has more books than you.

    Кен має більше книг, ніж ти. — uaspeaker

    ruУ Кена больше книг, чем у тебя. — timsa

    deKen hat mehr Bücher als du. — MUIRIEL

  3. Ken must be home by now.

    Кен вже мусить бути вдома. — deniko

    ruКен уже должен быть дома. — Aqn

    deKen muss inzwischen zu Hause sein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Ken climbed down from the tree.

    Кен зліз з дерева. — aandrusiak

    deKen kletterte vom Baum herab. — virgil

  5. Ken will be fifteen next year.

    Кену буде 15 років в наступному році. — aandrusiak

    ruВ следующем году Кену будет пятнадцать лет. — odexed

Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
knowledge or perception:

Origin

From a nautical abbreviation of Middle English kenning, present participle of the verb ken

From a nautical abbreviation of Middle English kenning, present participle of the verb kennen (“to make known, point out, reveal; to direct, instruct, teach; to know, perceive”).

Of unknown origin. Perhaps from kennel.

From Hebrew קֵן (qēn, “nest”).

Borrowed from Japanese 間.

Borrowed from Japanese 剣.

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Forms

plural: kens / kenim / ken
Singularken

uncountable

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the range of vision:sight
  • range of what one can know or understand:cognizance

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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