to know
675
9.9
- verb
- /noʊ/
- NSFW
:
conocer (arcaico, literario)
- I want to know if he makes her come, or if she fakes it with him too.
- knew a woman
- knew the woman
- knew someone
Examples
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Do you know what it's like to have sex with a woman who never wants to see you again?
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In the quiet of the night, they chose to know each other intimately.
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Sexually, if you know what I mean.
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Well... that means I would've had sex with someone before I died, you know?
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It means that you know something they don't, which is that you're going to sleep with them.
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The couple finally felt ready to know each other fully after months of dating.
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In stories of romance, finding a partner to know deeply is often portrayed as a journey.
Synonyms
∞
9.9
To have sex with someone
∞
3.0
To touch each other's private parts for physical pleasure
999
9.8
To have sex with someone
698
8.6
To have sex with another person
652
7.4
To have sex with someone
296
5.3
Have sex with someone you love or care about
262
9.9
Have sex with someone, used in older writing
205
9.9
To have sex with someone, said as a rude word
125
9.3
To have sex with someone
122
9.9
To have sex with someone
95
9.9
To have sex with someone, usually in a short, casual way
69
7.4
Have sex with another person, often when not married
58
9.9
To have sex with someone, used as a rude word
23
8.1
To have sex with someone
16
7.9
Have sex with someone
12
9.0
To have sex with someone
6
9.1
To have sex with someone
5
5.1
To have physical contact with someone for pleasure, usually in a casual way
2
9.9
To have sex with someone
2
9.9
To have sex with someone
1
9.9
To have sex with someone, used in informal British English
1
9.9
To have sex with someone
1
9.9
To have sex with someone
1
9.9
To have sex with someone
To have sex with someone
To have sex briefly in a casual way
Idioms
- Informal
11
4.9
Understand what really happens in a situation, often when it is bad
- Informal
3
9.9
To have secret information about hidden bad things in a group
- Informal
Said when someone will not tell and the other person must find out
- Informal
To not recognize someone at all because you have never met them
- Informal
A person who says or writes something that sounds like a poem without knowing it
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
588
9.6
A person who answers 'I don't know' to a question in a poll or survey
- Formal
12
5.5
A rule that gives information only to people who need it for their work
- Offensive
9
7.7
A person who acts like they have all the answers and won't listen to others
- Offensive
A 1850s American political party that opposed immigrants and Catholics
Surface Forms
Etymology
Know was used in older stories to mean 'have sexual relations' because long ago 'to know' someone could mean the deepest, most personal kind of knowing, showing close private contact; this use is now mostly old or literary.