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Meanings of knowing in English

Highly educated; having extensive information or understanding.

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      Evidencing the possession of inside information.

            Characterized by conscious design or purpose.

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                  Usage of knowing in English
                  1
                  She should not have taken such a risk, not knowing the situation.
                  Acts of faith
                  2
                  He said: If you don't know that, you know nothing worth knowing.
                  Seraphina
                  3
                  But there is, of course, no knowing what the future may bring.
                  The Irish Times
                  4
                  It's a good feeling, though: the feeling of knowing anything can happen.
                  Before I fall
                  5
                  And knowing that, she was able to change the balance of power.
                  A Day Dark as Night
                  6
                  I settled for knowing that I had given Ivy a good home.
                  Arcadia falls
                  7
                  What level of violence this was, I had no way of knowing.
                  Kafka on the Shore
                  8
                  It is all-knowing and the foremost Teacher in the school of existence.
                  Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas
                  9
                  Giving is not all; the art lies in knowing how to give.
                  The Court of the Empress Josephine
                  10
                  The key to staying safe was knowing the rules of the situation.
                  The Wise Man’s Fear
                  11
                  She had no way of knowing where they'd taken him, of course.
                  Depraved
                  12
                  Ireland is not unique in not quite knowing which way to turn.
                  The Irish Times
                  13
                  House pretty full, knowing crisis at hand; Government Whips scouting for Members.
                  Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 26, 1890
                  14
                  Not knowing how long this game might continue, Catelyn wasted no time.
                  A clash of kings
                  15
                  Hope that knowing the risk factors is a step towards modifying them.
                  The Guardian
                  16
                  But even in crossing the Channel there is everything in knowing how.
                  As Seen By Me
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