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Collocations for knowledge - noun

ADJ.

considerable, great, vast | complete, comprehensive, sound, thorough | deep, detailed, intimate, profound
She has an intimate knowledge of the Asian market.
broad, encyclopedic, extensive, wide | unrivalled | expert, specialist | inside
He managed to find contacts who had inside knowledge of the organization.
local | direct, first-hand | up-to-date | limited, rudimentary, superficial
I have a limited knowledge of French.
general
I don''t like quizzes because my general knowledge is so poor.
factual | practical | working
He has a good working knowledge of the subject.
professional | academic, linguistic, medical, scientific, technical, etc. | common
It''s common knowledge that he''s left his wife.
public | full
She had acted with her parents'' full knowledge and consent.
previous, prior

VERB + KNOWLEDGE

acquire, gain | have | demonstrate, flaunt, parade, show (off) | test | apply
The job gave her the chance to apply the knowledge she had acquired at university.
share
The barman was happy to share his knowledge of wine with us.
spread
The volunteers'' task is to spread knowledge of how to prevent the disease.
broaden, extend, improve, increase | deny
He denied all knowledge of what had happened.

PREP.

in the ~
They put the car on the market in the full knowledge that it had design faults.
to sb''s ~
He''s never worked here to my knowledge.
with sb''s ~
The letter was sent with the full knowledge of the head of department.
without sb''s ~
She borrowed my car without my knowledge.
~ of
a wide knowledge of antiques

PHRASES

a gap in your knowledge
I did some research to fill in the gaps in my knowledge.
to the best of your knowledge
She still lives in San Francisco to the best of my knowledge.

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