Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

know of

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.08 in modern English

Syllables
know of
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be aware of the existence of someone or something, but to have little or no other knowledge beyond that point.

Transitive verb

verb

To know about a specific individual by reputation without having met them.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

knows of (present, singular) knowing of (participle, present) knew of (past) known of (participle, past)

Questions

What does know of mean?
To be aware of the existence of someone or something, but to have little or no other knowledge beyond that point.

How to pronounce know of

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