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Ken definition: knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception. See examples of KEN used in a sentence.
Ken definition: knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception. See examples of KEN used in a sentence.
Switch to new thesaurus. Noun. 1. ken - range of what one can know or understand; "beyond my ken". cognizance. knowing - a clear and certain mental apprehension. 2. ken - the range of vision; "out of sight of land". sight.
ken a1225–1430. To make known, to impart the knowledge of (a thing). Usually with dative of person (or to ): To make a thing known to one; to teach one something. Obs …. inform a1393–1687. To impart knowledge of (a subject, doctrine, method of action, etc.); to give instruction in, to teach. transitive.
Ken definition: knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception. See examples of KEN used in a sentence.
ken in American English. (ken) (verb kenned or kent, kenning) noun. 1. knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception. an idea beyond one's ken. 2. range of sight or vision. transitive verb.
Ken definition: Perception; understanding. Such a sketch must pass lightly over debatable ground, and must consist largely of suggestions still in need of confirmation; but if it serves as a frame into which more precise and more detailed statements may be fitted as they come to the ken of the reader, its object will be attained.
