"knowing" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈnoʊɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈnəʊɪŋ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-knowing.ogg [US] 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), bilen (Turkish), bilir (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-knowing-en-adj-2bsxioyn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Old Turkic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 2 2 30 12 1 2 12 29 Disambiguation of Old Turkic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 10 1 1 17 21 1 1 24 25 Disambiguation of 'intelligent': 69 5 20 5 1 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 2
  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 67 4 0 1
  4. Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic.
    Sense id: en-knowing-en-adj-C370UX-F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Old Turkic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 2 2 30 12 1 2 12 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 10 4 5 14 22 3 4 19 19 Disambiguation of Old Turkic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 10 1 1 17 21 1 1 24 25
  5. The ability to know something without being taught.
    Sense id: en-knowing-en-adj-btnktQfG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, English terms suffixed with -ing, Old Turkic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 2 2 30 12 1 2 12 29 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 8 8 9 8 14 5 11 20 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 10 4 5 14 22 3 4 19 19 Disambiguation of Old Turkic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 10 1 1 17 21 1 1 24 25
  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': 11 1 6 11 0 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: knowful Derived forms: all-knowing, self-knowing

Noun

IPA: /ˈnoʊɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈnəʊɪŋ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-knowing.ogg [US] 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 Categories (other): English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 8 8 9 8 14 5 11 20 17

Preposition

IPA: /ˈnoʊɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈnəʊɪŋ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-knowing.ogg [US]
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 entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, English terms suffixed with -ing, Old Turkic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 2 2 30 12 1 2 12 29 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 8 8 9 8 14 5 11 20 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 10 4 5 14 22 3 4 19 19 Disambiguation of Old Turkic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 10 1 1 17 21 1 1 24 25

Verb

IPA: /ˈnoʊɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈnəʊɪŋ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-knowing.ogg [US]
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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, English terms suffixed with -ing, Old Turkic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 2 2 30 12 1 2 12 29 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 8 8 9 8 14 5 11 20 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 10 4 5 14 22 3 4 19 19 Disambiguation of Old Turkic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 10 1 1 17 21 1 1 24 25

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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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",
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