know

know
nəu
past tense - knew; verb
1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) saber, conocer
2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) saber, conocer
3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) conocer
4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) reconocer
- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes

know vb
1. saber
I know where he lives sé donde vive
do you know what time it is? ¿sabes qué hora es?
I don't know any German no sé nada de alemán
he knows how to play the piano sabe tocar el piano
she knows a lot about computers sabe mucho de ordenadores
2. conocer
I know him quite well lo conozco bastante bien
do you know Madrid? ¿conoces Madrid?
El pasado de know es knew y el participio pasado es known
know
tr[nəʊ]
transitive verb (pt knew tr[njʊː] , pp known tr[nəʊn] )
1 (be acquainted with) conocer
do you know Colin? conoces a Colin?
we've known each other for years nos conocemos desde hace años
this building is known as "La Pedrera' este edificio se conoce como "La Pedrera"
their terrorist activities were known to the police la policía tenía conocimiento de sus actividades terroristas
2 (recognize) reconocer
I'd know him if I saw him again lo reconocería si lo volviera a ver
3 (have knowledge of) saber
I don't know the answer no sé la respuesta
do you know English? ¿sabes inglés?
do you know where the station is? ¿sabe dónde está la estación?
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
I know! ¡lo sé!, ¡ya lo sé!
who knows? ¿quién sabe?
as far as I know que yo sepa
for all I know ¡vete a saber!
he could be dead for all I know podría estar muerto, ¡vete a saber!
don't I know it! ¿y me lo dices a mí?, ¡ni que lo digas!
how should I know? ¿yo qué sé?
if only I'd known! ¡haberlo sabido!
not that I know of que yo sepa, no
to know apart saber distinguir
they're so similar that I never know them apart se parecen tanto que no los sé distinguir
to know ... from ... distinguir entre ... y ...
you know what? ¿sabes qué?
you never know nunca se sabe
I know what! ¡ya lo tengo!
I might've known debí imaginármelo
to be in the know estar enterado,-a
to get to know somebody (llegar a) conocer a alguien
you know best tú sabes mejor que yo, sabes lo que más te conviene
to know better tener más juicio
you ought to know better at your age! ¡a tu edad deberías saber comportarte mejor!
to know by sight conocer de vista
to know how to do something saber hacer algo
to know what one's talking about hablar con conocimiento de causa
to make oneself known presentarse, darse a conocer
don't know (in survey) persona que no sabe, no contesta
know ['no:] v, knew ['nu:, 'nju:] ; known ['no:n] ; knowing vt
1) : saber
he knows the answer: sabe la respuesta
2) : conocer (a una persona, un lugar)
do you know Julia?: ¿conoces a Julia?
3) recognize: reconocer
4) discern , distinguish: distinguir, discernir
5)
to know how to : saber
I don't know how to dance: no sé bailar
know vi
: saber
know
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: knew, known) = conocer v.
(§pres: conozco, conoces...)
reconocer v.
(§pres: reconozco, reconoces...)
saber v.
(§pres: sé, sabes...) subj: sep-
pret: sup-
fut/c: sabr-•)

I
1. nəʊ
(past knew; past p known) transitive verb
1)
a) (have knowledge of, be aware of) saber*

I don't know his name/how old he is — no sé cómo se llama/cuántos años tiene

to know something ABOUT something — saber* algo de algo

not to know the first thing about something — no saber* nada or no tener* ni idea de algo

I knew it! you've changed your mind! — ya sabía yo que ibas a cambiar de idea!

how was I to know that ... ? — ¿cómo iba yo a saber que ... ?

I should have known this would happen — tenía que haber(me) imaginado que iba a pasar esto

I don't know that I agree/that I'll be able to come — no sé si estoy de acuerdo/si podré ir

I'll have you know that ... — has de saber que ..., para que sepas, ...

you know what he's like — ya sabes cómo es (él), ya lo conoces

before I knew where I was, it was ten o'clock — cuando quise darme cuenta, eran las diez

it is well known that ... — todo el mundo sabe que ...

it soon became known that ... — pronto se supo que ...

to be known to + INF: he's known to be dangerous se sabe que es peligroso; I know that for a fact me consta que es así; to let somebody know something decirle* algo a alguien, hacerle* saber or comunicarle* algo a alguien (frml); (warn) avisarle algo a alguien; let me know how much it's going to cost dime cuánto va a costar; he let it be known that ... dio a entender que ...; to make something known to somebody hacerle* saber algo a alguien; without our knowing it sin saberlo nosotros, sin que lo supiéramos; there's no knowing what he might do quién sabe qué hará; do you know what! ¿sabes qué?; I know what: let's go skating! tengo una idea: vayamos a patinar!; wouldn't you know it: it's starting to rain! no te digo, se ha puesto a llover!; not to know which way o where to turn no saber* qué hacer; to know something backwards: she knows her part backwards — se sabe el papel al dedillo or al revés y al derecho

b) (have practical understanding of) \<\<French/shorthand\>\> saber*
c) (have skill, ability)

to know how to + INF — saber* + inf

he doesn't know how to swim — no sabe nadar

2)
a) (be acquainted with) \<\<person/place\>\> conocer*

how well do you know her? — ¿la conoces mucho or bien?

I only know her by name — la conozco or (AmL tb) la ubico sólo de nombre

you know me/him: ever the optimist — ya me/lo conoces: siempre tan optimista

to get to know somebody: how did they get to know each other? ¿cómo se conocieron?; I got to know him better/quite well llegué a conocerlo mejor/bastante bien; to get to know something \<\<subject/job\>\> familiarizarse* con algo; we knew her as Mrs Balfour — para nosotros era la Sra Balfour

b) (have personal experience of)

he has known poverty/success — ha conocido la pobreza/el éxito

he knows no fear — no sabe lo que es or no conoce el miedo

c) (be restricted by) (liter) tener*

her ambition knows no limits — su ambición no tiene límites

3)
a) (recognize, identify) reconocer*

she knows a good thing when she sees one — sabe lo que es bueno

to know something/somebody BY something — reconocer* algo/a alguien por algo

b) (distinguish)

to know something/somebody FROM something/somebody — distinguir* algo/a alguien de algo/alguien

I don't know one from the other — no los distingo, no distingo al uno del otro

4) (see, experience) (only in perfect tenses)

I've never known her (to) lose her temper — nunca la he visto perder los estribos

this has been known to happen before — esto ya ha ocurrido otras veces


2.
vi saber*

what happened? - nobody knows — ¿qué pasó? - no se sabe

how do you know? — ¿cómo lo sabes?

I won't argue: you know best — no voy a discutir: tú sabrás

I know! — ya sé!, tengo una idea!

I ought to know! — si lo sabré yo!

you could have let me know! — me lo podrías haber dicho!

you never know — nunca se sabe

the government didn't want to know — el gobierno se desentendió completamente or no quiso saber nada

I'm not stupid, you know! — oye, que no soy tonto ¿eh? or ¿sabes?

to know ABOUT something/somebody: he knows about computers sabe or entiende de computadoras; did you know about John? ¿sabías lo de John?, ¿estabas enterado de lo de John?; can I invite him? - I don't know about that, we'll have to see ¿lo puedo invitar? - no sé, veremos; to get to know about something enterarse de algo; to know OF something/somebody: she knew of their activities tenía conocimiento or estaba enterada de sus actividades; not that I know of que yo sepa, no; do you know of a good carpenter? ¿conoces a or sabes de algún carpintero bueno?; I don't actually know her, I know of her — no la conozco personalmente, sólo de oídas


II
noun

to be in the know — estar* enterado

[nǝʊ] (pt knew) (pp known)
1. TRANSITIVE VERB
Look up set combinations such as know the ropes, know one's stuff, know sth backward at the other word.
1) (=be aware of)
a) [+ facts, dates etc] saber

to know the difference between ... — saber la diferencia entre ...

she knows a lot about chemistry — sabe mucho de química

I don't know much about history — no sé mucho de historia

I don't know much about that — no sé mucho de eso

I know nothing about it, I don't know anything about it — no sé nada de eso

he knows all the answers — lo sabe todo

one minute you're leaving school, then before you know it, you've got a family to support — dejas el colegio y al minuto siguiente, antes de darte cuenta, tienes una familia que mantener

b) (with clause)

to know that — saber que

to know why/when/where/if — saber por qué/cuándo/dónde/si

to know how to do sth — saber hacer algo

do you know how he did that? — ¿sabes cómo lo hizo?

you know how it is — ya sabes cómo son las cosas

you don't know how glad I am to see you — no sabes cuánto me alegro de verte

I'll or I'd have you know that ... — que sepas que ..., para que te enteres, ...

you haven't time, as well he knew — no tienes tiempo, como él bien sabía

you know as well as I do that ... — sabes tan bien como yo que ...

to know what — saber qué or lo que

I know what I said — ya sé qué or lo que dije

he doesn't know what to do — no sabe qué hacer

I don't know whether or not you've heard, but ... — no sé si has oído o no pero ...

- know what's what
c) (in exclamations)

I knew it! — ¡lo sabía!

that's all you know! * — ¡y más que podría yo contarte!

don't I know it! — ¡a mí me lo vas a contar!

"she's furious" - "don't I know it?" — -está furiosa -¡a mí me lo vas a contar!

how was I to know that ...? — ¿cómo iba yo a saber que ...?

I should have known you'd mess things up! — debería haberme figurado or imaginado que ibas a estropear las cosas

do you know what, I think she did it! — ¿sabes una cosa? creo que lo hizo ella

I know what, let's drop in on Daphne! — ¡ya sé! ¡vamos a pasarnos por casa de Daphne!

you know what you can do with it! * — ¡mételo por donde te quepa! **

(well,) what do you know! * — ¿qué te parece?, ¡fíjate!, ¡mira nomás! (LAm)

what does he know about dictionaries! — ¡qué sabrá él de diccionarios!

Peter, wouldn't you know it, can't come! — Peter, como era de esperar, no puede venir

d)

to know to do sth >: does he know to feed the rabbits? * — ¿sabe que tiene que dar de comer a los conejos?

2) (=be acquainted with) [+ person, place] conocer; [+ subject] saber

do you know him? — ¿lo conoces?

to know French — saber francés

to know one's classics/linguistic theory — saberse los clásicos/la teoría lingüística

most of us know him only as a comedian — la mayoría de nosotros lo conocemos solo como comediante

civilization as we know it — la civilización tal y como la conocemos

don't you know me better than that! — ¿o es que no me conoces?, ¡como si no me conocieras!

to know sb by sight/name — conocer a algn de vista/de nombre

to know sb by reputation — haber oído hablar de algn

she knew him for a liar and a cheat — sabía que era un mentiroso y un tramposo

they know each other from university — se conocen de la universidad

if I know him, he'll say no — me apuesto a que dice que no

she knows her own mind — sabe lo que quiere

3) (with infinitive)

I know him to be a liar — sé que es un mentiroso

he is known to have been there — se sabe que ha estado allí

I've never known him to smile — nunca lo he visto sonreír

I've never known her to be wrong — que yo sepa nunca se ha equivocado

it has never been known to happen — no se tienen noticias de que haya pasado nunca

I don't know him to speak to — no lo conozco personalmente

4) (=understand)

I don't know how you can say that — no sé or no entiendo cómo puedes decir eso

you know what I mean — ya me entiendes, ya sabes lo que quiero decir

I know the problem! — conozco el problema

I know the problems that arise when ... — sé los problemas que surgen cuando ...

5) (=recognize) reconocer

he knew me at once — me reconoció en seguida

I'd have known you anywhere — te hubiese reconocido en cualquier parte

I knew him by his voice — le reconocí por la voz

to know right from wrong — saber distinguir el bien del mal

6) (=be certain)

I don't know if it has made things any easier — no sé si ha facilitado las cosas

I don't know if or that it's a very good idea — no sé si es una buena idea, no estoy seguro de que sea una buena idea

I don't know if I can do it — no sé si puedo hacerlo

7) †† (sexually)

to know sb — conocer a algn

8) (in set expressions)
to get to know sb (llegar a) conocer a algn

I'd like to get to know you better — me gustaría (llegar a) conocerte mejor

we got to know each other during military service — llegamos a conocernos bien durante la mili

to get to know sth

as you get to know the piece better ... — cuando conoces mejor la pieza ..., cuando estás más familiarizado con la pieza ...

get to know the area before buying a house — estudia bien la zona antes de comprar una casa

to let sb know ...

I'll let you know the price as soon as I can — en cuanto sepa el precio te lo digo

let us know if you need help — avísanos si necesitas ayuda

let me know if you can't come — avísame si no puedes venir

let me know how you get on — ya me contarás cómo te fue

2. INTRANSITIVE VERB
1) (gen) saber

I don't know — no (lo) sé

yes, I know — si, ya lo sé

Mummy knows best — mamá sabe lo que te conviene

he doesn't know any better — no sabe lo que hace

he thinks he's going to get the job, but I know better — cree que va a conseguir el trabajo, pero yo sé mejor lo que cabe esperar

you ought to know better than to ... — ya deberías saber que no se puede ...

Mary knows better than to risk upsetting me — Mary sabe demasiado bien que no le conviene que me enfade

how should I know? — ¿cómo iba yo a saberlo?

I know, let's ... — ya sé, vamos a ...

one never knows, you never know — nunca se sabe

there's no (way of) knowing — no hay manera de saberlo

afterwards they just don't want to know — (in relationships) después "si te he visto no me acuerdo"; (in business) después no quieren saber nada del asunto

who knows? — ¿quién sabe?

"was she annoyed about it?" - "I wouldn't know" — -¿se enfadó por eso? -¿y yo que sé?

it's not easy, you know — no es fácil, sabes

you know, I think I'm beginning to like Richard — ¿sabes? creo que me está empezando a gustar Richard

all 2., 4)
2) (in set expressions)
to know about

to know about sth/sb: did you know about Paul? — ¿te has enterado de or sabes lo de Paul?

I didn't know about the accident — no me había enterado de lo del accidente, no sabía nada de lo del accidente

I'd known about his illness for some time — sabía lo de su enfermedad hacía tiempo

everything you always wanted to know about sex — todo lo que siempre ha querido saber sobre el sexo

she knows about cats — ella entiende de gatos

"you must be delighted!" - "I don't know about that" — ¡debes estar encantado! -no sé qué decirte

"you're a genius!" - "oh, I don't know about that" — -¡eres un genio! -hombre, no sé qué decirte

"I'm taking tomorrow off" - "I don't know about that!" — -mañana me tomo el día libre -no sé, habrá que ver

I don't know about you, but I think it's terrible — a ti no sé, pero a mí me parece terrible

to get to know about sth enterarse de algo to know of (=be acquainted with) conocer

I know of a nice little café — conozco un pequeño café muy agradable

I don't know him but I know of him — no lo conozco pero he oído hablar de él (=be aware of)

I know of no reason why he should have committed suicide — que yo sepa no tenía razones para suicidarse

the first I knew of it was when Pete told me — lo primero que oí or supe del asunto fue lo que me dijo Pete

that was the first I knew of it — esa fue la primera noticia que tuve del asunto

not that I know of — que yo sepa, no

to let sb know

we'll let you know — ya te diremos lo que sea, ya te avisaremos

I'll let you know on Monday — te diré lo que sea el lunes

why didn't you let me know? — ¿por qué no me lo dijiste?

3.
NOUN

to be in the know *(=well-informed) estar enterado; (=privy to sth) estar al tanto or al corriente

those not in the know — los que no lo sabían

* * *

I
1. [nəʊ]
(past knew; past p known) transitive verb
1)
a) (have knowledge of, be aware of) saber*

I don't know his name/how old he is — no sé cómo se llama/cuántos años tiene

to know something ABOUT something — saber* algo de algo

not to know the first thing about something — no saber* nada or no tener* ni idea de algo

I knew it! you've changed your mind! — ya sabía yo que ibas a cambiar de idea!

how was I to know that ... ? — ¿cómo iba yo a saber que ... ?

I should have known this would happen — tenía que haber(me) imaginado que iba a pasar esto

I don't know that I agree/that I'll be able to come — no sé si estoy de acuerdo/si podré ir

I'll have you know that ... — has de saber que ..., para que sepas, ...

you know what he's like — ya sabes cómo es (él), ya lo conoces

before I knew where I was, it was ten o'clock — cuando quise darme cuenta, eran las diez

it is well known that ... — todo el mundo sabe que ...

it soon became known that ... — pronto se supo que ...

to be known to + INF: he's known to be dangerous se sabe que es peligroso; I know that for a fact me consta que es así; to let somebody know something decirle* algo a alguien, hacerle* saber or comunicarle* algo a alguien (frml); (warn) avisarle algo a alguien; let me know how much it's going to cost dime cuánto va a costar; he let it be known that ... dio a entender que ...; to make something known to somebody hacerle* saber algo a alguien; without our knowing it sin saberlo nosotros, sin que lo supiéramos; there's no knowing what he might do quién sabe qué hará; do you know what! ¿sabes qué?; I know what: let's go skating! tengo una idea: vayamos a patinar!; wouldn't you know it: it's starting to rain! no te digo, se ha puesto a llover!; not to know which way o where to turn no saber* qué hacer; to know something backwards: she knows her part backwards — se sabe el papel al dedillo or al revés y al derecho

b) (have practical understanding of) \<\<French/shorthand\>\> saber*
c) (have skill, ability)

to know how to + INF — saber* + inf

he doesn't know how to swim — no sabe nadar

2)
a) (be acquainted with) \<\<person/place\>\> conocer*

how well do you know her? — ¿la conoces mucho or bien?

I only know her by name — la conozco or (AmL tb) la ubico sólo de nombre

you know me/him: ever the optimist — ya me/lo conoces: siempre tan optimista

to get to know somebody: how did they get to know each other? ¿cómo se conocieron?; I got to know him better/quite well llegué a conocerlo mejor/bastante bien; to get to know something \<\<subject/job\>\> familiarizarse* con algo; we knew her as Mrs Balfour — para nosotros era la Sra Balfour

b) (have personal experience of)

he has known poverty/success — ha conocido la pobreza/el éxito

he knows no fear — no sabe lo que es or no conoce el miedo

c) (be restricted by) (liter) tener*

her ambition knows no limits — su ambición no tiene límites

3)
a) (recognize, identify) reconocer*

she knows a good thing when she sees one — sabe lo que es bueno

to know something/somebody BY something — reconocer* algo/a alguien por algo

b) (distinguish)

to know something/somebody FROM something/somebody — distinguir* algo/a alguien de algo/alguien

I don't know one from the other — no los distingo, no distingo al uno del otro

4) (see, experience) (only in perfect tenses)

I've never known her (to) lose her temper — nunca la he visto perder los estribos

this has been known to happen before — esto ya ha ocurrido otras veces


2.
vi saber*

what happened? - nobody knows — ¿qué pasó? - no se sabe

how do you know? — ¿cómo lo sabes?

I won't argue: you know best — no voy a discutir: tú sabrás

I know! — ya sé!, tengo una idea!

I ought to know! — si lo sabré yo!

you could have let me know! — me lo podrías haber dicho!

you never know — nunca se sabe

the government didn't want to know — el gobierno se desentendió completamente or no quiso saber nada

I'm not stupid, you know! — oye, que no soy tonto ¿eh? or ¿sabes?

to know ABOUT something/somebody: he knows about computers sabe or entiende de computadoras; did you know about John? ¿sabías lo de John?, ¿estabas enterado de lo de John?; can I invite him? - I don't know about that, we'll have to see ¿lo puedo invitar? - no sé, veremos; to get to know about something enterarse de algo; to know OF something/somebody: she knew of their activities tenía conocimiento or estaba enterada de sus actividades; not that I know of que yo sepa, no; do you know of a good carpenter? ¿conoces a or sabes de algún carpintero bueno?; I don't actually know her, I know of her — no la conozco personalmente, sólo de oídas


II
noun

to be in the know — estar* enterado


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