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knowing

4.7

Done on purpose with full awareness

adjective
/ˈnoʊɪŋ/

: deliberado

But I took that risk knowing what the risk was.

Examples

And that's why you want to go into it knowing a number for your due diligence amount.
But applying our makeup, knowing that that's going to kind of fill in some gaps, possibly add a little extra coverage.
So taking, knowing how to organise your material is the most important part of writing a book.
So I think an ACE score, knowing your ACE score starting as a teenager, like knowing it and knowing how to work with that is really essential.
She made her decision knowing the consequences of her actions.
The teacher explained the project, knowing her students would need guidance.
He approached the challenge knowing it required careful planning and effort.

Synonyms

deliberate

vsknowing

125 4.1

Done on purpose after careful thought

focuses on intention and awareness rather than prior careful planning

intentional

vsknowing

117 3.9

Done on purpose and not by accident

is the same in meaning but expressed with a fuller description

witting

vsknowing

2 8.6

Knowing something and doing it on purpose

emphasizes full awareness and strong intent rather than simple knowledge

Antonyms

accidental

118 3.0

Happening by chance and not planned

unintentional

26 4.1

Happening by accident

Idioms

nice knowing you

4 8.0

A polite goodbye said when you do not expect to see someone again

How Intentional

calculated

4.7

knowing

4.7

deliberate

125 4.1

accidental

118 3.0

Surface Forms

knowing positive

Morphology

knowing = know (semi-transparent) = know + ing

Formed from the verb 'know' + -ing as a participial adjective; the core relation is clear but the specialized sense 'intentional/deliberate' is somewhat idiomatic.

Etymology

Knowing comes from the verb know, meaning 'to be aware', so when an action is described as 'knowing' it is done on purpose with full awareness.