Significado de know en español

• 0 to have information about something in your mind

  • ‘How old is she?’ ‘I don’t know.’

  • He knew that she was lying.

• 1 used to ask someone to tell you a piece of information

  • Do you know where the post office is?

• 2 to be certain

  • I know she’ll be really pleased to hear the news.

• 3 to be able to do something

  • Do you know how to ski?

• 4 to have spent time with someone or in a place so that the person or place is not new to you

  • I’ve known Al since we were children.

  • I grew up in Brussels so I know it well.

• 5 to tell someone something

  • I’ll let you know where we are meeting when I know my schedule.

  • Let me know if you’re going to the party.

• 6 used when you agree with something someone has just said

  • ‘It’s a lovely day, isn’t it?’ ‘I know – let’s hope it lasts.’

• 7 used to make sure someone understands which person or thing you are talking about

  • I was talking about Rachel – you know, the tall woman with the blond hair.

• 8 If you know a subject, or you know about it, you are familiar with it and understand it.

  • Ask Andy to fix it – he knows about computers.

• 9 to be called

  • California is also known as the Sunshine State.

• 10 to gradually learn more about someone or something

  • I got to know Frank at work.

• 11 used to say that you think something is true, but cannot be sure

  • As far as I know, he isn’t married.

• 12 If you know what’s what, you have a lot of experience and can judge people and situations well

  • Linda’s been in the business for 30 years – she knows what’s what.

• 13 to understand or have knowledge of sth

  • Do you know his address? ¿Conoces su dirección?

  • “When’s her birthday?” “I don’t know”. “¿Cuándo es su cumpleaños?” “No lo sé”.

  • We’ve known about it for two weeks. Hace dos semanas que lo sabemos.

  • No one knows how they managed to open the door. Nadie sabe cómo lograron abrir la puerta.

  • “Where are the car keys?” “How should I know!” “¿Dónde están las llaves del coche?” “¡Yo qué sé!”

• 14 to be aware of what sb or sth is like

  • We don’t know him very well. No lo conocemos muy bien.

  • I know that road well. Conozco bien esa calle.

  • I wanted to know what life in another country was like. Quería conocer cómo era la vida en otro país.

  • Getting to know everyone here has been a real pleasure. Conocer a todos aquí ha sido un verdadero placer.

  • He knows the city like the back of his hand. Él conoce la ciudad como la palma de su mano.

• 15 to have the skills and knowledge to do sth

  • Do you know how to cook? ¿Sabes cocinar?

• 16 to be sure about sth

  • We knew that it was going to be a tense meeting. Sabíamos que iba a ser una reunión tensa.

• 17 (of a person or place) called a particular name

  • As a kid he was known as “Tricky.” De niño era conocido como “Tricky”.

• 18 remembered because of

  • a photographer best known for his shocking images of war un fotógrafo famo por sus impactantes imágenes de la guerra

• 19 indicates agreement or sympathy

  • “It’s way too hot in here.” “I know.” “Hace demasiado calor aquí.” “Lo sé.”

  • I know you didn’t want to do this, so thanks. Sé que no querías hacer esto, así que gracias.

  • I know, let’s go to the zoo this afternoon. Ya sé, vamos al zoológico esta tarde.

• 20 to be sensible enough to be aware that sth is wrong

  • Ben’s old enough to know better. Ben es suficientemente mayor para ser sensato.

  • She said it’d take an hour to get there, but I knew better. Ella dijo que tardaríamos una hora en llegar, pero yo sabía que no.

• 21 emphasizes what you are saying

  • You know you really should try to help her. Sabes que realmente deberías intentar ayudarla.

  • Well, it could be, you know, difficult. Bueno, podría ser, ya sabes, difícil.

• 22 emphasizes you think sth could be possible

  • I don’t think they’re coming but you never know. No creo que vengan pero nunca se sabe.

• 23 having information about sth other people do not know about

  • employees who were in the know empleados que eran conocedores