know
verb (used with object)
to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty.
are knowing
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present progressiveof know.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"If they brush you off as I was, go in knowing what your symptoms are, knowing what it could potentially be, and the fact that you need to ask for a CA125 blood test."
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2025
“It’s outstanding that more people are knowing about Julian,” said Anthony Joseph, 65, of Las Vegas, a family friend who has attended the competition for five years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2021
Bey’s photographs, after all, are knowing inventions, the product of darkroom trickery.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2021
Ticket prices being what they are, knowing a production is in trouble can just as easily discourage some people from making the investment.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2017
But sparrows, though saucy, are knowing, and not one came near him again.
From In Nesting Time by Olive Thorne Miller
