"knows" meaning in English

See knows in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /noʊz/ [General-American], /nəʊz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-knows.ogg
Rhymes: -əʊz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} knows
  1. plural of know Tags: form-of, plural Form of: know
    Sense id: en-knows-en-noun-H8k6Hn1J

Verb

IPA: /noʊz/ [General-American], /nəʊz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-knows.ogg
Rhymes: -əʊz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} knows
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of know Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: know
    Sense id: en-knows-en-verb-6v3hkctT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 88 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 86 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 89 5
  2. (nonstandard) All persons, singular and plural, present form of know. Tags: nonstandard
    Sense id: en-knows-en-verb-EVIT0PvJ
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "6 88 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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          "_dis": "7 86 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 89 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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          "word": "know"
        }
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        "third-person singular simple present indicative of know"
      ],
      "id": "en-knows-en-verb-6v3hkctT",
      "links": [
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      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I knows just what they knows.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "All persons, singular and plural, present form of know."
      ],
      "id": "en-knows-en-verb-EVIT0PvJ",
      "links": [
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nonstandard) All persons, singular and plural, present form of know."
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/noʊz/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nəʊz/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊz"
    },
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      "homophone": "noes"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "nose"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      "tags": [
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      "rhymes": "-əʊz"
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    },
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      "homophone": "nose"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "I knows just what they knows.",
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        }
      ],
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        "All persons, singular and plural, present form of know."
      ],
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        "(nonstandard) All persons, singular and plural, present form of know."
      ],
      "tags": [
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/noʊz/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nəʊz/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-knows.ogg",
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      "rhymes": "-əʊz"
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    {
      "homophone": "noes"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "nose"
    }
  ],
  "word": "knows"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "plural of know"
      ],
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      "ipa": "/noʊz/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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      "ipa": "/nəʊz/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
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    },
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      "homophone": "noes"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "nose"
    }
  ],
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