verb · neutral
know
UK/nəʊ/US/noʊ/KNOW
Band 5-6speakingtask2
to have information in your mind or to be familiar with someone/something
Examples
“I know the main causes of climate change.”
“Do you know Sarah from school?”
“He knew the answer immediately.”
Band 8 sentence
“I had known about the proposal for months, so I was able to answer the committee's questions confidently.”
Collocations
- know about
- know how to
- be known for
Word family
know verb (base)knows verb (3rd singular)knowing verb (gerund/participle)knew verb (past)known verb (past participle)knowledge noun
Common mistakes
I know him yesterday.→I met him yesterday.
I understand that she is from Hanoi.→I know that she is from Hanoi.
He don't know the answer.→He doesn't know the answer.
Say it for a higher band
5learn→6understand→7+know
Synonyms
understand
be aware of
Easily confused
understand
“I understand how the solar panels work after the lecture.”
meet
“I met Laura at the conference last year.”
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