know

saber

verb

know
[n??]
sustantivo
1 (familiar)
  • to be in the know -> estar enterado(a), estar en el ajo
verbo transitivo (pt knew [nju?], pp known [n??n])
2 conocer (be acquainted with)
  • to get to know somebody -> conocer a alguien
  • she had long hair when I first knew her -> cuando la conocí tenía el pelo largo
  • I've never known anything like it -> nunca he visto nada igual
  • I know him to say hello to -> lo conozco de hola y adiós nada más
  • knowing HIM… -> conociéndolo…
3 saber (have knowledge of)
  • to know that… -> saber que…
  • to know the answer -> saber la respuesta
  • to know Spanish -> saber español
  • to know a lot/a little about something -> saber mucho/poco de algo
  • she knows what she is talking about -> sabe de lo que está hablando
  • to know how to do something -> saber hacer algo
  • to know a thing or two (familiar) -> saber alguna que otra cosa, saber un rato
  • to know one's own mind -> tener las ideas claras
  • heaven or God knows! -> ¡sabe Dios!
4 distinguir, reconocer (recognize, distinguish)
  • I knew her by her walk -> la distinguí or la reconocí por su forma de andar
  • he knows a good business opportunity when he sees one -> sabe reconocer un buen negocio (cuando lo tiene delante)
  • to know right from wrong -> distinguir lo bueno de lo malo
verbo intransitivo
5 saber
  • to know about something -> saber de algo
  • to get to know of something -> enterarse de algo
  • as far as I know -> que yo sepa
  • how should I know? -> ¿cómo voy a saberlo yo?
  • you never know -> nunca se sabe
  • not that I know of -> que yo sepa, no
  • you should know better than that by now! -> ¡a estas alturas ya podías saber que eso no se hace!
  • it wasn't, you know, quite what I was expecting (familiar) -> en fin, no era lo que me esperaba
  • James, you know, my cousin… -> James, sí hombre, mi primo…

know [nou]
1 Conocer, saber.
2 Distinguir, discernir.
3 Reconocer, hacerse cargo, caer en algo.
4 Saber, no ignorar, estar familiarizado con, estar al corriente de.
5 Conocer carnalmente, tener acto carnal con persona de otro sexo. (Antiguo)
  • To know how many black beans make five -> (prov.) saber cuántas son cinco
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
6 Comprender, conocer, saber de cierto; tener noticia de alguna cosa; estar informado, informarse. (n)
7 Tomar nota de; obtener experiencia o instrucción. (n)
  • He knows his own mind -> él sabe lo que quiere
  • To know by sight -> conocer de vista
  • To know something backwards -> saber algo de pe a pa
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know [nəʊ] knew (past)known (participle:past)
verb:transitive
Look up set combinations such as know the ropes, know one's stuff, know sth backward at the other word.
know the ropesknow one's stuffknow sth backward
1 (be aware of) [+facts, dates etc] saber
to know the difference between ... saber la diferencia entre ...
she knows a lot about chemistryabout sabe mucho de química
I don't know much about history no sé mucho de historia; I don't know much about that no sé mucho de eso
I know nothing about it I don't know anything about it no sé nada de eso
he knows all the answersanswers lo sabe todo
one minute you're leaving school, then before you know it, you've got a family to supportbefore dejas el colegio y al minuto siguiente, antes de darte cuenta, tienes una familia que mantener
to [get] to know sth
(with clause)
to know that saber que
how do we know they are intelligent?
to know why/when/where/if saber por qué/cuándo/dónde/si; to know how to do sth saber hacer algo; do you know how he did that? ¿sabes cómo lo hizo?; you know how it is ya sabes cómo son las cosas; you don't know how glad I am to see you no sabes cuánto me alegro de verte
you'll soon get to know it
I'll I'd have you know that ...orhave que sepas que ...; para que te enteres, ...
I'll have you know that we work extremely hard! I'd have you know I knew him before you did
you haven't time, as well he knewwell no tienes tiempo, como él bien sabía
you know as well as I do that ... sabes tan bien como yo que ...
to know whatwhat saber qué lo que;or
I know what I said ya sé qué lo que dije;or he doesn't know what to do no sabe qué hacer
I don't know whether or not you've heard, but ...whether no sé si has oído o no pero ...
to know what's what saber cuántas son cinco
(in exclamations)
I knew it! ¡lo sabía!
that's all you know!all (informal) ¡y más que podría yo contarte!
don't I know it!don't ¡a mí me lo vas a contar!
"she's furious" — "don't I know it?" —está furiosa —¡a mí me lo vas a contar!
how was I to know that ...?how ¿cómo iba yo a saber que ...?
I should have known you'd mess things up!should debería haberme figurado imaginado que ibas a estropear las cosas;or
do you know what, I think she did it!what ¿sabes una cosa? creo que lo hizo ella
I know what, let's drop in on Daphne! ¡ya sé! ¡vamos a pasarnos por casa de Daphne!; you know what you can do with it! (informal) ¡mételo por donde te quepa!; (very_informal) (well,) what do you know! (informal) ¿qué te parece?; ¡fíjate!; ¡mira nomás!; (LAm) what does he know about dictionaries! ¡qué sabrá él de diccionarios!
Peter, wouldn't you know it, can't come!wouldn't Peter, como era de esperar, no puede venir
to know to do sth : does he know to feed the rabbits? (informal) ¿sabe que tiene que dar de comer a los conejos?
did she know to switch off the water heater
2 (be acquainted with) [+person, place] conocer; [+subject] saber
do you know him? ¿lo conoces?; to know French saber francés; to know one's classics/linguistic theory saberse los clásicos/la teoría lingüística
she knows her English
most of us know him only as a comedianas la mayoría de nosotros lo conocemos solo como comediante
civilization as we know it la civilización tal y como la conocemos
don't you know me better than that!better ¿o es que no me conoces?; ¡como si no me conocieras!
to know sb by sight/nameby conocer a algn de vista/de nombre
to know sb by reputation haber oído hablar de algn
I haven't actually met him but I know him by reputation
she knew him for a liar and a cheatfor sabía que era un mentiroso y un tramposo
You would know her for a poet anywhere though she knew him for a philanderer and an inconstant lover, she was still attracted by him
they know each other from universityfrom se conocen de la universidad
if I know him, he'll say noif me apuesto a que dice que no
she knows her own mindmind sabe lo que quiere
it's not what you know, it's who you know lo importante no es lo que sabes sino a quién conoces
3 (with infinitive)
I know him to be a liar sé que es un mentiroso; he is known to have been there se sabe que ha estado allí
I've never known him to smilenever nunca lo he visto sonreír
I've never known her to be wrong que yo sepa nunca se ha equivocado
I've known such things [to] happen
it has never been known to happen no se tienen noticias de que haya pasado nunca
I don't know him to speak tospeak no lo conozco personalmente
4 (understand)
I don't know how you can say that no sé no entiendo cómo puedes decir eso;or
you know what I meanmean ya me entiendes; ya sabes lo que quiero decir
I know the problem!problem conozco el problema
I know the problems that arise when ... sé los problemas que surgen cuando ...
5 (recognize) reconocer
he knew me at once me reconoció en seguida
she knows a good painting when she sees one I know real expertise when I see it
I'd have known you anywhereanywhere te hubiese reconocido en cualquier parte
I knew him by his voiceby le reconocí por la voz
to know right from wrongfrom saber distinguir el bien del mal
she knows a good thing when she sees it (informal) sabe reconocer algo bueno cuando lo ve
6 (be certain)
I don't know if it has made things any easier no sé si ha facilitado las cosas
it must have been difficult having to look after your mother like that — well I don't know that it has made things any easier
I don't know if that it's a very good ideaor no sé si es una buena idea; no estoy seguro de que sea una buena idea; I don't know if I can do it no sé si puedo hacerlo
7 (archaic) (sexually)
to know sb conocer a algn
8 (in set expressions)
to get to know sb (llegar a) conocer a algn
I'd like to get to know you better me gustaría (llegar a) conocerte mejor; we got to know each other during military service llegamos a conocernos bien durante la mili
to get to know sth
as you get to know the piece better ... cuando conoces mejor la pieza ...; cuando estás más familiarizado con la pieza ...; get to know the area before buying a house estudia bien la zona antes de comprar una casa
to let sb know ...
I'll let you know the price as soon as I can en cuanto sepa el precio te lo digo; let us know if you need help avísanos si necesitas ayuda
let me know if we can help
let me know if you can't come avísame si no puedes venir; let me know how you get on ya me contarás cómo te fue
verb:intransitive
1 (gen) saber
I don't know no (lo) sé; yes, I know si, ya lo sé
Mummy knows bestbest mamá sabe lo que te conviene
he doesn't know any betterbetter no sabe lo que hace
but I know better
he thinks he's going to get the job, but I know better cree que va a conseguir el trabajo, pero yo sé mejor lo que cabe esperar
you ought to know better (than to ...)
you ought to know better than to ... ya deberías saber que no se puede ...
you ought to know better than to tell Nina something like that you ought to know better than to leave chocolate where the dog can get at it
Mary knows better than to risk upsetting me Mary sabe demasiado bien que no le conviene que me enfade
how should I know?how ¿cómo iba yo a saberlo?
I know, let's ...I ya sé, vamos a ...
I know, let's go for a swim! there's plenty of time before lunch
one never knowsneveryou never knownever nunca se sabe
there's no (way of) knowingthere's no hay manera de saberlo
afterwards they just don't want to knowwant (in relationships) después "si te he visto no me acuerdo"; (in business) después no quieren saber nada del asunto
who knows?who ¿quién sabe?
"was she annoyed about it?" — "I wouldn't know"wouldn't —¿se enfadó por eso? —¿y yo que sé?
it's not easy, you knowyou no es fácil, sabes
you know, I think I'm beginning to like Richard ¿sabes? creo que me está empezando a gustar Richard
2 (in set expressions)
to know about
to know about sth/sb: did you know about Paul? ¿te has enterado de sabes lo de Paul?;or I didn't know about the accident no me había enterado de lo del accidente; no sabía nada de lo del accidente; I'd known about his illness for some time sabía lo de su enfermedad hacía tiempo; everything you always wanted to know about sex todo lo que siempre ha querido saber sobre el sexo; she knows about cats ella entiende de gatos
he knows about antiques
"you must be delighted!" — "I don't know about that"that ¡debes estar encantado! —no sé qué decirte
"you're a genius!" — "oh, I don't know about that" —¡eres un genio! —hombre, no sé qué decirte
oh, I don't know about that
"I'm taking tomorrow off" — "I don't know about that!" —mañana me tomo el día libre —no sé, habrá que ver
I don't know about you, but I think it's terribleyou a ti no sé, pero a mí me parece terrible
to get to know about sth enterarse de algo
to know of (be acquainted with) conocer
I know of a nice little café conozco un pequeño café muy agradable
do you know of a good hairdresser?
I don't know him but I know of him no lo conozco pero he oído hablar de él; (be aware of) I know of no reason why he should have committed suicide que yo sepa no tenía razones para suicidarse
the first I knew of it was when Pete told mefirst lo primero que oí supe del asunto fue lo que me dijo Pete;or
the first neighbours knew of the tragedy was when police broke down the door
that was the first I knew of it esa fue la primera noticia que tuve del asunto
not that I know ofnot que yo sepa, no
"was there anybody that owed her money?" — "not that I know of" few people knew of his past
to let sb know
we'll let you know ya te diremos lo que sea; ya te avisaremos; I'll let you know on Monday te diré lo que sea el lunes; why didn't you let me know? ¿por qué no me lo dijiste?
noun
to be in the knowin (informal) (well-informed) estar enterado; (privy to sth) estar al tanto al corriente;or
those not in the know los que no lo sabían

Verb Conjugation for "know"

Imperative
  • know
  • you know
  • he/she knows
  • we know
  • you know
  • they know
Preterite
  • I knew
  • you knew
  • he/she knew
  • we knew
  • you knew
  • they knew
Present Continuous
  • I am knowing
  • you are knowing
  • he/she is knowing
  • we are knowing
  • you are knowing
  • they are knowing
Present Perfect
  • I have known
  • you have known
  • he/she has known
  • we have known
  • you have known
  • they have known
Past Continuous
  • I was knowing
  • you were knowing
  • he/she was knowing
  • we were knowing
  • you were knowing
  • they were knowing
Past Perfect
  • I had known
  • you had known
  • he/she had known
  • we had known
  • you had known
  • they had known
Future
  • I will know
  • you will know
  • he/she will know
  • we will know
  • you will know
  • they will know
Future Perfect
  • I will have known
  • you will have known
  • he/she will have known
  • we will have known
  • you will have known
  • they will have known
Future Continuous
  • I will be knowing
  • you will be knowing
  • he/she will be knowing
  • we will be knowing
  • you will be knowing
  • they will be knowing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been knowing
  • you have been knowing
  • he/she has been knowing
  • we have been knowing
  • you have been knowing
  • they have been knowing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been knowing
  • you will have been knowing
  • he/she will have been knowing
  • we will have been knowing
  • you will have been knowing
  • they will have been knowing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been knowing
  • you had been knowing
  • he/she had been knowing
  • we had been knowing
  • you had been knowing
  • they had been knowing
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