| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| know vi | (have information about) | kennen ww |
| | I know of him, but he's not really a friend. |
| know vtr | (be conversant with) | weten, kennen overg.ww |
| | | op de hoogte zijn |
| | He knows football better than anyone. |
| | Hij weet meet over voetbal dan wie dan ook. |
| know vtr | (perceive) | kennen, zien overg.ww |
| | I know her as a woman of integrity. |
| know vtr | (recognize) | herkennen overg.ww |
| | I knew it was you as soon as I saw you. |
| know vtr | (distinguish) | onderscheiden overg.ww |
| | He doesn't know a flower from a weed. |
| know vtr | (have fixed in one's mind) | beheersen, kennen overg.ww |
| | | machtig zijn |
| | (spreektaal) | onder de knie hebben |
| | She's only three but she knows the alphabet. |
Samengestelde woorden:
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| as far as I know adv | (to my knowledge) | voor zover ik weet uitdr. |
| | As far as I know, the bank approved the loan. The boss is in his office, as far as I know. |
| | Voor zover ik weet heeft de bank de lening goedgekeurd. Voor zover ik weet zit de baas in zijn kantoor. |
| get to know one another v expr | (become better acquainted) | elkaar leren kennen onoverg. uitdr. |
| | The two men got to know each other while they were both at college. |
| how should I know? expr | informal (I don't know) (informeel) | hoe moet ik dat weten?, weet ik veel? frase |
| I do not know expr | (declaration of ignorance) | ik weet niet frase |
| | There is no point asking me; I do not know. I do not know the answer to that complicated math problem! |
| I don't know interj | informal (declaration of ignorance) | Ik weet het niet tw |
| | | Ik heb geen idee tw |
| | "Who's that woman talking to your brother?" "I don't know." |
| | "Wie is die vrouw die tegen jouw broer praat?" "Ik weet het niet." |
| I know interj | (I am already aware) | Ik weet het woordgr. |
| | There's no need to tell me that man's an idiot. I know! |
| | Je hoeft me niet te zeggen dat die man een idioot is. Ik weet het.. |
| know a thing or two v expr | informal (be experienced in [sth]) (informeel) | het één en ander afweten van frase |
| | After 20 years on the job, he knows a thing or two about construction. |
| know by heart vtr | (have memorized) | uit het hoofd kennen, uit het hoofd weten frase |
| | The students had to know the poem by heart. |
| know by heart vtr | informal (be completely familiar with) (figuurlijk, inf.) | iets als zijn broekzak kennen, blind de weg weten frase |
| | I never get lost in this neighborhood; I know it by heart. |
know damn well [sth],
know damn well that v expr | potentially offensive, informal (be aware) (informeel) | donders goed weten, verdomd goed weten overg. uitdr. |
| | Don't play coy with me, you know damn well what I'm talking about! |
| know for certain vtr | (be sure) | zeker weten bw + ww |
| | Until we know for certain, I think it is best to just be patient. |
| know full well v expr | (be very much aware) | heel goed weten overg. uitdr. |
| | He knew full well that what he was doing was illegal, but it didn't stop him. |
| know instinctively vtr + adv | (sense) | aanvoelen overg.ww |
| know nothing v | (be ignorant) | niets afweten, niets weten bw + ww |
| | I know nothing about that. |
| know the ins and outs (of [sth]) v expr | informal (familiar with features) (figuurlijk) | de fijne kneepjes kennen frase |
| know the score v | informal, figurative (understand the situation) (figuurlijk) | weten hoe laat het is frase |
| | | weten hoe de zaken ervoor staan frase |
| | She says the cheque is in the mail, but I know the score - she's trying not to pay us. |
| know your stuff v expr | informal (be an expert) | weten waarover je het hebt onoverg. uitdr. |
| | (figuurlijk) | zijn vak verstaan onoverg. uitdr. |
| | My history teacher really knows her stuff. She has an answer for everything! |
know-how,
the know-how n | (technical knowledge) | knowhow nw de |
| | I don't have the know-how to fix it. |
know-it-all,
also UK: know-all n | pejorative, informal (person: clever, arrogant) (informeel) | wijsneus, betweter nw de |
| | That kid who got 100 percent in science and math is such a know it all! |
| Let me know. interj | (tell me) | Laat het me weten! tw |
| | Can you come to my party? Let me know! |