Meaning

5 senses
  1. Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent.

  2. Deliberate, wilful.

  3. Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning.

    a knowing rascal

  4. Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding.

  5. (archaic)Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic.

More definitions
  • highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
  • evidencing the possession of inside information
  • alert and fully informed
  • characterized by conscious design or purpose

Examples

417 sentences
  1. Not knowing what to do, I did nothing.

    Не знаючи, що робити, я нічого не зробив.

    ruНе зная, что делать, я не сделал ничего.

    deDa ich nicht wusste, was ich tun sollte, tat ich nichts.

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  2. You had no way of knowing that would happen.

    Ви не могли знати, що це трапиться.

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  3. Not knowing what to do, I asked for his advice.

    Не знаючи, що робити, я попрохав його поради.

    ruНе зная, что делать, я обратился к нему за советом.

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  4. You had no way of knowing that that would happen.

    Ви не могли знати, що це трапиться.

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  5. Not knowing what to do, I asked him for advice.

    Не знаючи що робити, я звернувся до нього за порадою.

    ruНе зная, что делать, я обратился к нему за советом.

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

From know + -ing.

From know + -ing.

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Forms

more knowing, most knowing
Comparativemore knowing Lesson
Superlativemost knowing Lesson

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • knowing knowing
  • knowing knowing what
  • not knowing knowing
  • knowing what to
  • denied knowing knowing
  • knowing each other
  • knowing knowing anything
  • knowing knowing each
  • knowing anything about
  • after knowing knowing
  • knowing knowing how
  • knowing knowing that

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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