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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈnoʊɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈnəʊɪŋ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-knowing.ogg Forms: more knowing [comparative], most knowing [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊɪŋ Etymology: From know + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|know|ing}} know + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} knowing (comparative more knowing, superlative most knowing)
  1. Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent. Translations (intelligent): знаещ (znaešt) (Bulgarian), მცოდნე (mcodne) (Georgian), értelmes (Hungarian), eszes (Hungarian), okos (Hungarian), seanchríonna (Irish), بِلْكا (bilgē) (Karakhanid), sciens (Latin), 𐰋𐰃𐰠𐰼 (bilir) (Old Turkic), seòlta (Scottish Gaelic), esciente (Spanish), sabiente (Spanish), conocedor (Spanish), cognociente (Spanish), conociente (Spanish), sabido (Spanish), cognoscente (Spanish), bilen (Turkish), bilir (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-knowing-en-adj-2bsxioyn Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 12 6 10 24 24 3 5 16 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 11 8 8 23 24 4 4 16 2 Disambiguation of 'intelligent': 70 4 19 4 2 1
  2. Deliberate, wilful. Translations (deliberate): умишлен (umišlen) (Bulgarian), szándékos (Hungarian), akaratlagos (Hungarian), medveten (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-knowing-en-adj-Pnq-2WB- Disambiguation of 'deliberate': 2 93 1 2 1 1
  3. Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning. Translations (shrewd): сръчен (srǎčen) (Bulgarian), похватен (pohvaten) (Bulgarian), მარჯვე (marǯve) (Georgian), მოხერხებული (moxerxebuli) (Georgian), agyafúrt (Hungarian), szemfüles (Hungarian), élelmes (Hungarian), dörzsölt (Hungarian), ravasz (Hungarian), seòlta (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-knowing-en-adj-QdFm-5Z7 Disambiguation of 'shrewd': 17 10 68 4 0 1
  4. (archaic) Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-knowing-en-adj-C370UX-F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Old Turkic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Karakhanid translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Old Turkic translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 2 6 38 20 1 2 15 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 12 6 10 24 24 3 5 16 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 6 5 32 16 4 3 19 2 Disambiguation of Old Turkic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 13 2 5 41 19 1 2 16 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 3 3 38 17 2 3 19 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 2 3 42 16 2 1 19 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 8 9 26 17 4 4 16 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 15 7 8 26 17 4 4 17 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 19 7 8 25 16 4 3 15 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 12 8 10 25 16 4 5 19 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Karakhanid translations: 12 6 7 28 17 4 4 19 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 12 5 7 30 20 3 3 17 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 12 8 9 26 17 4 4 18 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Turkic translations: 13 2 4 43 17 1 2 18 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 11 8 8 23 24 4 4 16 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 6 6 33 18 3 3 18 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 12 9 9 26 16 4 4 18 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 12 9 9 26 16 4 4 18 2
  5. The ability to know something without being taught.
    Sense id: en-knowing-en-adj-btnktQfG Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 12 6 10 24 24 3 5 16 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 11 8 8 23 24 4 4 16 2
  6. Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding. Translations (suggestive of private knowledge): sokatmondó (Hungarian), beavatott (Hungarian), sciens (Latin), aweko (Maori)
    Sense id: en-knowing-en-adj-M-~Z3JRi Disambiguation of 'suggestive of private knowledge': 10 1 6 11 0 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: knowful Derived forms: all-knowing, self-knowing

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈnoʊɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈnəʊɪŋ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-knowing.ogg Forms: knowings [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊɪŋ Etymology: From know + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|know|ing}} know + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} knowing (plural knowings)
  1. The act or condition of having knowledge.
    Sense id: en-knowing-en-noun-Vqm~gtWv

Preposition [English]

IPA: /ˈnoʊɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈnəʊɪŋ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-knowing.ogg
Rhymes: -əʊɪŋ Etymology: From know + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|know|ing}} know + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} knowing, {{en-prep}} knowing
  1. Given my knowledge about someone or something.
    Sense id: en-knowing-en-prep-0KyZ5tmz Categories (other): English prepositions, English terms suffixed with -ing, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of English prepositions: 9 9 10 9 16 6 12 23 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 12 6 10 24 24 3 5 16 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 11 8 8 23 24 4 4 16 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈnoʊɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈnəʊɪŋ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-knowing.ogg
Rhymes: -əʊɪŋ Etymology: From know + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|know|ing}} know + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} knowing
  1. present participle and gerund of know Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: know Derived forms: knowingly
    Sense id: en-knowing-en-verb-jEvzeC2W

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "esciente"
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          "_dis1": "70 4 19 4 2 1",
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          "lang": "Spanish",
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          "_dis1": "70 4 19 4 2 1",
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          "word": "conocedor"
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          "_dis1": "70 4 19 4 2 1",
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          "text": "a knowing rascal",
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          "awareness"
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          "discerning"
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          "_dis1": "17 10 68 4 0 1",
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          "roman": "srǎčen",
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          "word": "сръчен"
        },
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          "code": "bg",
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          "roman": "pohvaten",
          "sense": "shrewd",
          "word": "похватен"
        },
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          "_dis1": "17 10 68 4 0 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "marǯve",
          "sense": "shrewd",
          "word": "მარჯვე"
        },
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          "_dis1": "17 10 68 4 0 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "moxerxebuli",
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        },
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          "word": "agyafúrt"
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          "sense": "shrewd",
          "word": "szemfüles"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "shrewd",
          "word": "élelmes"
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          "word": "dörzsölt"
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          "sense": "shrewd",
          "word": "ravasz"
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        {
          "ref": "1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 173:",
          "text": "‘I was a raw boy from College, and fancied it very knowing to marry a girl that all the young fellows of my acquaintance reckoned so confounded handsome.’",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's School Days:",
          "text": "Tom thought his cap a very knowing affair, but confessed that he had a hat in his hat-box; which was accordingly at once extracted from the hind-boot, and Tom equipped in his go-to-meeting roof, as his new friend called it.",
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      ],
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        "(archaic) Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic."
      ],
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        "The ability to know something without being taught."
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        {
          "ref": "2017 July 30, Ali Barthwell, “Ice and fire finally meet in a front-loaded episode of Game Of Thrones (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club:",
          "text": "Jon and Tyrion greet each other with the words that have been used against them as weapons, sharing a knowing smile.",
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        }
      ],
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        "Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding."
      ],
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          "private",
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        [
          "knowledge",
          "knowledge"
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      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "10 1 6 11 0 71",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "suggestive of private knowledge",
          "word": "sokatmondó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 1 6 11 0 71",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "suggestive of private knowledge",
          "word": "beavatott"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 1 6 11 0 71",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "suggestive of private knowledge",
          "word": "sciens"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 1 6 11 0 71",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "suggestive of private knowledge",
          "word": "aweko"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈnoʊɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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        "UK"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "knowful"
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}

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          "ref": "2009, Gilbert Ryle, The Concept of Mind (60th Anniversary Edition, 1949, page 194)",
          "text": "Sensations then, are not perceivings, observings or findings; they are not detectings, scannings or inspectings; they are not apprehendings, cognisings, intuitings or knowings."
        }
      ],
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        "The act or condition of having knowledge."
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  ],
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}

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