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знать — meaning in English

znat

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English meaning

  • aristocracy noun The hereditary upper class of a society, typically holding titles and inherited privilege.
  • aware adj Having knowledge or realisation of something.
  • ken verb To know or understand something (chiefly Scottish and Northern English dialect).
  • know verb To have information about something, or to be certain that something is true.
  • nobility noun The aristocratic social class, historically holding hereditary titles and privilege.
  • shrewd adj Showing sharp, practical judgment, especially in business or dealing with people.

Senses

знать is used for these senses in English:

  • foreknow To have knowledge of beforehand.
  • ken (transitive, mostly, Scotland) To know, perceive or understand.
  • 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.
  • nobility A noble or privileged social class, historically accompanied by a hereditary title; aristocracy.
  • shrewd (informal) streetwise, street-smart.

aristocracy — full definition

  1. noun The hereditary upper class of a society, typically holding titles and inherited privilege.
  2. noun Government by a privileged ruling class.

aware — full definition

  1. adj Having knowledge or realisation of something.
  2. adj Alert and watchful, especially regarding danger.
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