Meaning

2 senses
  1. In the manner of one who knows.

    She smiled knowingly, but kept the secret.

  2. With knowledge of all relevant facts.

    She would never knowingly pour any pollutant down the drain.

    We keep our prices low and are never knowingly undersold.

    wissentlich, bewusst

    понима́ющеponimájušče

    знаноznano, обізнаноobiznano, поінформованоpoinformovano

    with full knowledge and deliberation

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Tom and Mary nod at each other knowingly.

    deTom und Maria nicken einander wissend zu.

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  2. Tom and Mary smiled knowingly at each other.

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  3. Tom nodded knowingly.

    ruТом понимающе кивнул.

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  4. He knowingly put her in danger.

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  5. He said it knowingly.

    ruОн сказал это со знанием дела.

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Translations

6 languages
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Русский
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Origin

From Middle English knawyngly, knowyngly. By surface analysis, knowing + -ly.

From Middle English knawyngly, knowyngly. By surface analysis, knowing + -ly.

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Forms

more knowingly, most knowingly
Comparativemore knowingly Lesson
Superlativemost knowingly

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • with full knowledge and deliberation:wittingly

Antonyms

5 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
knowingly — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto