know

know
v.

1) (D; intr.) to know about, of (we knew about the incident)

2) (D; tr.) to know as (I knew her as a colleague)

3) (d; tr.) to know by (to know a poem by heart; to know smb. by name; I knew her by sight only)

4) (d; tr.) to know from ('to be able to differentiate') (the little child doesn't know a dog from a cat)

5) (H; only in the past and perfect) (I've known her to lose her temper)

6) (BE) (I; only in the past and perfect) I've known her lose her temper

7) (L) we know that they will come

8) (formal) (M) I know him to be a fool

9) (Q) she knows how to drive

10) (misc.) to know smt. for a fact ('to know smt. to be true'); to know smt. by heart; to know smt. inside out = to know smt. backwards and forwards

* * *
[nəʊ]
to know smt. by heart
to know smt. inside out = to know smt. backwards and forwards
of (we knew about the incident)
(BE) (I; only in the past and perfect) I've known her lose her temper
(D; intr.) to know about
(L) we know that they will come
(Q) she knows how to drive
(formal) (M) I know him to be a fool
(misc.) to know smt. for a fact ('to know smt. to be true')
(D; tr.) to know as (I knew her as a colleague)
(d; tr.) to know from (the little child doesn't know a dog from a cat; 'to be able to differentiate')
(d; tr.) to know by (to know a poem by heart; to know smb. by name; I knew her by sight only)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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