Wissen — meaning in English

English meaning

• know verb To have information about something, or to be certain that something is true.
• knowledge noun Information, understanding, or awareness gained through experience, study, or being told.
• science noun The systematic study of the natural world through observation and experiment.

Senses

Wissen is used for these senses in English:

• know (transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.
• know (transitive) To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
• know (intransitive) To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.
• know (transitive, philosophy) To maintain (a belief, a position) subject to a given philosophical definition of knowledge; to hold a justified true belief.
• science (uncountable, archaic) Knowledge gained through study or practice; mastery of a particular discipline or area. [from 14th c.]
• science (now, only, _, theology) The fact of knowing something; knowledge or understanding of a truth. [from 14th c.]

know — full definition

1. verb To have information about something, or to be certain that something is true.
2. verb To be familiar or acquainted with a person, place, or subject.

knowledge — full definition

1. noun Information, understanding, or awareness gained through experience, study, or being told.
2. noun Awareness that something is the case.

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