Collocations for know - verb
1. have information about sth
ADVERB
full well,
perfectly well,
very well
I don't know for certain, but I think she lives in the next town.
You know very well what I'm talking about!
I don't know for certain, but I think she lives in the next town.
You know very well what I'm talking about!
for certain,
for sure
I don't know for certain, but I think she lives in the next town.
I don't know for certain, but I think she lives in the next town.
just
I just knew there would be problems.
I just knew there would be problems.
honestly not
I honestly don't know what they mean to do.
I honestly don't know what they mean to do.
beforehand
If I'd known beforehand how bad it would be, I wouldn't have gone.
If I'd known beforehand how bad it would be, I wouldn't have gone.
VERB + know
let sb
Please let me know (= tell me) if there's anything I can do to help.
Please let me know (= tell me) if there's anything I can do to help.
PREPOSITION
about
He knows a lot about music.
He knows a lot about music.
of
I don't know of anyone who might be interested in the job.
I don't know of anyone who might be interested in the job.
PHRASES
be widely known
It is widely known that CFCs can damage the ozone layer.
It is widely known that CFCs can damage the ozone layer.
know a lot, nothing, very little, etc.
you never know
Be prepared for rain—you never know what the weather will be like.
you never know
Be prepared for rain—you never know what the weather will be like.
2. realize
ADVERB
exactly,
precisely
I know exactly how you feel.
I know exactly how you feel.
immediately,
instantly
I instantly knew what the call was about.
I instantly knew what the call was about.
instinctively
He knew instinctively where he would find her.
He knew instinctively where he would find her.
PHRASES
the next thing I, he, etc. knew
The next thing I knew, I was waking up in hospital.
The next thing I knew, I was waking up in hospital.
3. be familiar with sb/sth
ADVERB
well
I don't know John very well.
I don't know John very well.
poorly
The properties of this substance are poorly known.
The properties of this substance are poorly known.
barely,
hardly
But I hardly know the woman!
But I hardly know the woman!
personally
I don't know them personally.
I don't know them personally.
internationally,
nationally
PHRASES
be known to sb
This man is known to the police (= as a criminal).
This man is known to the police (= as a criminal).
be widely known
4. (be known as) have a particular name
ADVERB
commonly,
popularly
affectionately
collectively
parts of the body known collectively as the sensory system
affectionately
collectively
parts of the body known collectively as the sensory system
variously
The drug is variously known as crack or freebase.
The drug is variously known as crack or freebase.
locally
formerly, previously
Iran was formerly known as Persia.
formerly, previously
Iran was formerly known as Persia.
Know is used with these nouns as the subject:
scientist
scientist
Know is used with these nouns as the object:
alphabet, answer, basics, cause, custom, danger, difference, enemy, etiquette, extent, fact, fate, feeling, futility, gossip, horror, identity, intention, job, language, limitation, love, manner, motive, name, outcome, pain, password, place, poem, poetry, right, risk, route, routine, rule, secret, short cut, terrain, thing, thought, trick, truth, voice, way, weakness, whereabouts, word, workings, worth
alphabet, answer, basics, cause, custom, danger, difference, enemy, etiquette, extent, fact, fate, feeling, futility, gossip, horror, identity, intention, job, language, limitation, love, manner, motive, name, outcome, pain, password, place, poem, poetry, right, risk, route, routine, rule, secret, short cut, terrain, thing, thought, trick, truth, voice, way, weakness, whereabouts, word, workings, worth