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
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
“I think that believing who you are, knowing who you are before the race is so important,” Hall said at one point.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 16, 2015
But it was the man,––the friend of Don José Perez of Soledad; all are knowing that.
From The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine by Robert Wesley Amick
