the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people; "he is always in the know"
be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object; "She doesn't know this composer"; "Do you know my sister?"; "We know this movie"; "I know him under a different name"; "This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time"
be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt; "I know that I left the key on the table"; "Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun"
know how to do or perform something; "She knows how to knit"; "Does your husband know how to cook?"
have fixed in the mind; "I know Latin"; "This student knows her irregular verbs"; "Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?"
have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces"
perceive as familiar; "I know this voice!"
be able to distinguish, recognize as being different; "The child knows right from wrong"
know the nature or character of; "we all knew her as a big show-off"
the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); "communications is his major field of study"
a government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc.
continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
include, as on a list; "How many people are carried on the payroll?"
sing or play against other voices or parts; "He cannot carry a tune"
serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"
pass on a communication; "The news was carried to every village in the province"
be successful in; "She lost the game but carried the match"
win in an election; "The senator carried his home state"
secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions); "The motion carried easily"
cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive carried to the green"
have a certain range; "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet"
be able to feed; "This land will carry ten cows to the acre"
drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry"
bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of; "His efforts carried the entire project"; "How many credits is this student carrying?"; "We carry a very large mortgage"
propel or give impetus to; "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence"
bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives"
include as the content; broadcast or publicize; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference"
pursue a line of scent or be a bearer; "the dog was taught to fetch and carry"
transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication; "put down 5 and carry 2"
capture after a fight; "The troops carried the town after a brief fight"
have on the surface or on the skin; "carry scars"
take further or advance; "carry a cause"
compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance; "I resent having to carry her all the time"
extend to a certain degree; "carry too far"; "She carries her ideas to the extreme"
win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"
be equipped with (a mast or sail); "This boat can only carry a small sail"
be necessarily associated with or result in or involve; "This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison"
have or possess something abstract; "I carry her image in my mind's eye"; "I will carry the secret to my grave"; "I carry these thoughts in the back of my head"; "I carry a lot of life insurance"
keep up with financial support; "The Federal Government carried the province for many years"
have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
be conveyed over a certain distance; "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house"
have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence; "This new washer carries a two year guarantee"; "The loan carries a high interest rate"; "this undertaking carries many dangers"; "She carries her mother's genes"; "These bonds carry warrants"; "The restaurant carries an unusual name"