"know of" meaning in English

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    {
      "form": "knows of",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knowing of",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knew of",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "known of",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "know<,,knew,known> of"
      },
      "expansion": "know of (third-person singular simple present knows of, present participle knowing of, simple past knew of, past participle known of)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "62 38",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be aware of the existence of someone or something, but to have little or no other knowledge beyond that point."
      ],
      "id": "en-know_of-en-verb-9PkZc99I",
      "links": [
        [
          "aware",
          "aware"
        ],
        [
          "existence",
          "existence"
        ],
        [
          "knowledge",
          "knowledge"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To be aware of the existence of someone or something, but to have little or no other knowledge beyond that point."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʕalima bi-",
          "sense": "To be aware of (someone's or something's) existence",
          "word": "عَلِمَ بِـ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "To be aware of (someone's or something's) existence",
          "word": "känna till"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I do not know Jane Smith but I know of her.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To know about a specific individual by reputation without having met them."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "know",
          "know"
        ],
        [
          "specific",
          "specific"
        ],
        [
          "individual",
          "individual"
        ],
        [
          "reputation",
          "reputation"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To know about a specific individual by reputation without having met them."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "know of"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "knows of",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knowing of",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knew of",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "known of",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be aware of the existence of someone or something, but to have little or no other knowledge beyond that point."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "aware",
          "aware"
        ],
        [
          "existence",
          "existence"
        ],
        [
          "knowledge",
          "knowledge"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To be aware of the existence of someone or something, but to have little or no other knowledge beyond that point."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I do not know Jane Smith but I know of her.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To know about a specific individual by reputation without having met them."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "know",
          "know"
        ],
        [
          "specific",
          "specific"
        ],
        [
          "individual",
          "individual"
        ],
        [
          "reputation",
          "reputation"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To know about a specific individual by reputation without having met them."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʕalima bi-",
      "sense": "To be aware of (someone's or something's) existence",
      "word": "عَلِمَ بِـ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "To be aware of (someone's or something's) existence",
      "word": "känna till"
    }
  ],
  "word": "know of"
}