ken
Pronunciation: (ken), [key]
— n., v., kenned kent, ken•ning.
—n.
- knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception: an idea beyond one's ken.
- range of sight or vision.
—v.t.
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- to know, have knowledge of or about, or be acquainted with (a person or thing).
- to understand or perceive (an idea or situation).
- to acknowledge as heir; recognize by a judicial act.
- to see; descry; recognize.
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- to declare, acknowledge, or confess (something).
- to teach, direct, or guide (someone).
—v.i.
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- to have knowledge of something.
- to understand.
Ken
Pronunciation: (ken), [key]
— n.
- a male given name, form ofor
Ken.
- Kentucky.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.