knowing
About 32.33 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
- adjective Deliberate, wilful.
- adjective Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning.
a knowing rascal
- adjective Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic.
- adjective Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding.
- preposition Given my knowledge about someone or something.
Knowing you, you would try not to be late for school.
- verb present participle and gerund of know
- noun The act or condition of having knowledge.
Similar words
informed knowledgeable enlightened well-read wise well-educated learned intentional wilful intended
Often followed by
that the what how it and where whether this
Word family
knowinger knowingest knowingly knowingness knowingnesses knowings
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