beknow
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To know about; have knowledge of; recognise; understand; be aware (of); be knowledgeable about.
- (transitive) To acknowledge; own; confess.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English beknowen inherited from Old English becnāwan (know, know about) prefix from English know.
Origin
English
know
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acknow English
- beknowing English
- foreknow English
- interknow English
- know English
- know-it-all English
- knowability English
- knowable English
- knowbie English
- knowbot English
- knower English
- knowest English
- knoweth English
- knowsome English
- unknow English
- unknowable English
- whaddayaknow English
- you-know-what English
- you-know-who English
- becnāwan Old English
- beknowen Middle English
- knowen Middle English