[lit-ideas] Re: Understanding Why Newton Contributed To Human Knowledge With A False Theory
- From: Eric Yost <mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:14:47 -0500
My turn to play JLS:
Main Entry: know
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English knowen, knawen, from Old English cnamacrwan;
akin to Old High German bichnamacran to recognize, Old Norse knamacr I
can, Latin gnoscere, noscere to become acquainted with, come to know,
Greek gignomacrskein to come to know, perceive, Old Slavic znati to
know, Sanskrit jamacrnamacrti he knows
transitive verb
1 a (1) : to apprehend immediately with the mind or with the senses :
perceive directly : have direct unambiguous cognition of <taught that
one could come to know objective truth>
(2) : to have perception, cognition, or understanding of especially to
an extensive or complete extent <learning to know one's mind -- Virgil
Thomson> <insisted on the importance of knowing oneself>
(3) : to recognize the quality of : see clearly the character of :
DISCERN <knew him for what he was> <knows him as honest and reliable>
(4) : to recognize in a specific capacity <one glance and they know him
as the one destined to lead them> b (1) : to apprehend as being the same
as something previously apprehended : recognize as being an object of
perception identical with a previous object of perception : recognize as
familiar <knew her father as soon as she saw him> <said they would know
that face anywhere> (2) : to have acquaintance or familiarity with
through experience or acquisition of information or hearsay <knew no
such restraints -- Hugh Seton-Watson> <knew the law fairly well> <knows
foreign languages>; specifically : to have personal acquaintance with (a
person) <whom he had learned to know and love -- Allen Johnson>
<recognizes many people by sight but doesn't know them all> (3) : to
have experience of <the region has known a steadily increasing ...
number of visitors -- S.H.Holbrook> <knew great delight> <did not know
happiness with the woman he married -- Ruth P. Randall> c : to apprehend
as being distinct from something previously apprehended : recognize as
being an object of perception distinct from a previous object of
perception : recognize as distinct : DISTINGUISH <barely able to know
one thing from another 2 a : to have cognizance, consciousness, or
awareness of : have within the mind as something apprehended, learned,
or understood <knew they could never have what city folks had --
M.W.Straight> <knows that this is quite true> <knew many would not
believe him> <didn't know who she was or where she was going> <was known
to be a friend of hers> b : to have a practical understanding of or a
distinct skill in through instruction, study, practice, or experience
<knows how to write vividly -- William Clerk> <knows the fundamentals
perfectly>
3 : to apprehend with certitude as true, factual, sure, or valid :
perceive or have within the mind's grasp with clarity and the conviction
of certainty : have certitude about and clear comprehension of <know
what they want and intend to get it> <knew the solution to almost any
problem>
4 archaic : to have sexual intercourse with
intransitive verb
1 a : to have perception or cognition or understanding of something
especially to an extensive or complete extent <you know better> <people
who know will not waste their time that way> <we want to know, we will
not be content with a fairy tale of love -- L.O.Coxe> b : to have
cognizance, consciousness, or awareness of something : be aware of the
existence or fact of something <knew of her but had not yet met her>
<knew about what had happened>
2 : to have information : have acquaintance with facts <knew differently
and therefore refused the offer>
3 : to have something within the mind's grasp with certitude and clarity
<do you know, or is that only your opinion>
- know one's onions : to know one's stuff
- know one's stuff : to be thoroughly proficient or highly skilled in a
field of activity or an area of knowledge : know the ropes <can rely on
her completely because she really knows her stuff>
- know the ropes : to have experience and understanding of the details,
methods, and procedures involved in accomplishing or furthering
something especially without unnecessary delay <knew the ropes and soon
had everything organized smoothly>
- not know from nothing slang : to know nothing about something : be
completely ignorant <don't know from nothing -- Erskine Caldwell>
Citation format for this entry:
"know." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged.
Merriam-Webster, 2002. http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com (28 Nov. 2007).
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