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knowledge

knowledge

1.0
Information and skills gained from study or experience
  • noun
  • /ˈnɑːlɪdʒ/
translation icon : conocimiento
  • Her extensive knowledge of history helped her win the debate easily.
  • knowledge and skills
  • content knowledge
  • knowledge and practice

It is a very superficial knowledge of this man.

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Examples

  • So collective knowledge got us a bunch more points.

  • Our models could also be refined with additional expert knowledge specific to the Navajo Nation.

    Academic text (2017)
  • And I can share all of that knowledge online with you.

  • Father, we thank you for the knowledge that was shared.

  • And folks, learning and sharing this knowledge is my job.

  • We need more than knowledge in our brains.

  • You might ask yourself what the active use of knowledge looks like in your classroom.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Get a deeper knowledge of every play and learn why you throw each pitch.

  • This institution needs you, your knowledge, your skills, your passions.

  • To some extent, policymakers make use of the research knowledge base when creating new policies.

    Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

information
vsknowledge
1.0

Facts and details that tell you about a person or thing

encompasses those facts plus comprehension and practical ability
understanding
vsknowledge
871 1.1

The ability to know what something means

includes that grasp but also facts and practical skills from learning
know-how
vsknowledge
136 4.1

Practical skill and experience for doing technical tasks

is narrower focusing on doing tasks rather than facts or conceptual awareness

Antonyms

316 3.9

Not knowing about something or how it works

When someone does not understand something correctly and this causes a problem

Idioms

Having information gives a person an advantage to succeed or influence others

To keep wanting to learn new things

Compounds

Things most people understand and accept without proof

Facts that anyone can find out

Facts and ideas learned by careful study and tests

knowledge base
  • Specialized
7 3.4

A collection of information about a subject that helps people or companies find answers

To be aware of your character, feelings, reasons, and abilities

Facts many people know about different subjects

A strong wish to learn and understand new things

2 8.3

Sex between people, usually meaning one person entering another, used in legal texts

Knowledge that a group of people has and uses together

A strong, detailed understanding of a subject

tree of knowledge
  • Literature
1 9.8

The tree in the Garden of Eden whose fruit made Adam and Eve able to tell right from wrong

Information you already know from past experience that helps you understand new things

1 4.4

Sharing information and skills from one person or group to another

A book that gives basic facts about many subjects like history and science

knowledge domain
  • Specialized
1 6.0

An area of study or work with its own words and ways

A strong, lasting wish to learn new things

An understanding of government rules and how leaders make decisions

traditional knowledge
  • Specialized
1 4.9

Old information a community passes from older to younger people about culture, nature, or skills

A place or person with a lot of information about many things

A place or person that protects and keeps important knowledge

depth of knowledge
  • Specialized
6.7

A set of levels showing how difficult thinking tasks are for students

knowledge transfer
  • Specialized
4.1

Using what one trained model learned to help another model perform better

An important English society that supports scientists and promotes science

Information and practices of local communities that laws protect and require consent and fair sharing when used by others

Sex that the law says is illegal

How Much Knowledge

mastery
37 4.2
expertise
302 4.9
knowledge
1.0
awareness
336 3.2
ignorance
316 3.9

Surface Forms

knowledge singular
knowledges plural

Morphology

knowledge = know (transparent) = know + ledge

The noun is a direct nominalization built on the verb 'know', so learners who know 'know' can infer the basic meaning.

Etymology

Knowledge comes from the old English verb know, meaning 'to know', plus a noun ending -ledge that turns it into 'the thing you know'. So, knowledge is the information, understanding, or skill you have from learning or experience.