DictionaryThesaurusScrabbleExamplesQuiz

knowing meaning

EN[ˈnoʊɪŋ]
US
WKnowing
  • Knowing may refer to:
  • Knowledge
  • "Knowing", a song by OutKast from their 2003 album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
  • Knowing (film),
  • The Knowing, an album by the doom/death metal band Novembers Doom
  • Knowing, a fragrance by Estée Lauder Companies
  • NounPLknowingsSUF-ing
    1. The act or condition of having knowledge.
    2. Verb
      1. present participle of know.
      2. AdjectiveCOMmore knowingSUPmost knowing
        1. Possessing knowledge or understanding; intelligent.
          1. Shrewd or showing clever awareness.
            1. a knowing rascal
          2. Suggestive of private knowledge.
            1. Deliberate.
            2. More Examples
              1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
                • Anyone I would be interested in would have to be a pretty special person. I wouldn't want to miss out on knowing such a person just because xe happened to be the "wrong" sex.
                • Even with the most knowing interpreter, his hyperclever, verbose musings remain cryptic.
                • You can breathe easy knowing that your savings account is insured against loss.
              2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
                • Knowing the auditors were coming in just a week, we chose to pencil whip the quarterly inventory forms for the last year.
                • Knowing the real reasons for his action caused her to view them in a worse light.

            Meaning of knowing for the defined word.

            Grammatically, this word "knowing" is an adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
            • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
              1. Adjectives
                • Nouns
                  • Countable nouns
                  • Verbs
                    • Verb forms
                      • Participles
                        • Present participles
                  Difficultness: Level 1
                  12345678910
                  Easy     ➨     Difficult
                  Definiteness: Level 1
                  12345678910
                  Definite    ➨     Versatile
                  Related Links:
                  1. en knowings
                  2. en knowinger
                  3. en knowingly
                  4. en knowingest
                  5. en knowingness