El verbo know en inglés: conjugación, definición, sinónimos y expresiones

¡Descubre cómo conjugar know en inglés, así como definiciones verbales, sinónimos, phrasal verbs relacionados y expresiones!

Tablas de conjugación de know en inglés

Conjugación del verbo know en indicativo

Verbo know en present simple

  • I know
  • You know
  • He/she/it knows
  • We know
  • You know
  • They know

Verbo know en present continuous

  • I am knowing
  • You are knowing
  • He/she/it is knowing
  • We are knowing
  • You are knowing
  • They are knowing

Verbo know past simple

  • I knew
  • You knew
  • He/she/it knew
  • We knew
  • You knew
  • They knew

Verbo know en past continuous

  • I was knowing
  • You were knowing
  • He/she/it was knowing
  • We were knowing
  • You were knowing
  • They were knowing

Verbo know en present perfect

  • I have known
  • You have known
  • He/she/it has known
  • We have known
  • You have known
  • They have known

Verbo know en present perfect continuous

  • I have been knowing
  • You have been knowing
  • He/she/it has been knowing
  • We have been knowing
  • You have been knowing
  • They have been knowing

Verbo know en past perfect

  • I had known
  • You had known
  • He/she/it had known
  • We had known
  • You had known
  • They had known

Verbo know en past perfect continuous

  • I had been knowing
  • You had been knowing
  • He/she/it had been knowing
  • We had been knowing
  • You had been knowing
  • They had been knowing

Verbo know en future

  • I will know
  • You will know
  • He/she/it will know
  • We will know
  • You will know
  • They will know

Verbo know en future continuous

  • I will be knowing
  • You will be knowing
  • He/she/it will be knowing
  • We will be knowing
  • You will be knowing
  • They will be knowing

Verbo know en future perfect

  • I will have known
  • You will have known
  • He/she/it will have known
  • We will have known
  • You will have known
  • They will have known

Verbo know en future perfect continuous

  • I will have been knowing
  • You will have been knowing
  • He/she/it will have been knowing
  • We will have been knowing
  • You will have been knowing
  • They will have been knowing

Conjugación del verbo know en condicional

Verbo know en conditional present

  • I would know
  • You would know
  • He/she/it would know
  • We would know
  • You would know
  • They would know

Verbo know en conditional present continuous

  • I would be knowing
  • You would be knowing
  • He/she/it would be knowing
  • We would be knowing
  • You would be knowing
  • They would be knowing

Verbo know en conditional perfect

  • I would have known
  • You would have known
  • He/she/it would have known
  • We would have known
  • You would have known
  • They would have known

Verbo know en conditional perfect continuous

  • I would have been knowing
  • You would have been knowing
  • He/she/it would have been knowing
  • We would have been knowing
  • You would have been knowing
  • They would have been knowing

Otras formas

El infinitivo de know

  • to know

Participio presente de know

  • knowing

Participio pasado de know

  • known

El imperativo de know

  • know
  • let’s know

Al igual que to keep, to find, to do, to wear y to see, to know es un verbo irregular. Por lo tanto, debemos prestar especial atención al past simple y al participio pasado.

Definición de know en inglés

¿Qué significa el verbo know en inglés?

El Cambridge Dictionary ofrece varias definiciones del verbo know.

Veamos las principales:

1. To have information in your mind

I don’t know why she was so angry.
→ No sé por qué estaba tan enfadada.

2. Used to ask someone to tell you a piece of information

Do you know where the bus stop is?
→ ¿Sabes dónde está la parada del autobús?

3. To be certain

We know that they lied to us.
→ Sabemos que nos mintieron.

4. To be familiar with or have experience and understanding of

They’ve known each other since 1997.
→ Se conocen desde 1997.

5. If you know a subject, you are familiar with it and understand it

He doesn’t know anything about politics.
→ No sabe nada de política.

6. If you know a language, you can speak and understand it

She knows Japanese and Korean.
→ Habla japonés y coreano.

7. To recognize someone or something

I know kindness when I see it.
→ Reconozco la bondad cuando la encuentro.

Para consultar la página completa del Cambridge Dictionary, haz clic aquí.

Phrasal verbs con know en inglés

Recordatorio: los phrasal verbs (o “verbos con partícula”) son verbos que, al ir seguidos de otra palabra (la partícula), completan o modifican su significado original.

He aquí los principales phrasal verbs formados a partir del verbo know:

  • know about something → estar al corriente / saber de
  • know of somebody/something → oír hablar de alguien/algo
  • know something from something → distinguir algo de algo, marcar la diferencia entre algo y otra cosa

Sinónimos de know en inglés

Según el contexto, se puede sustituir el verbo to know por uno de los siguientes verbos:

  • comprehend → comprender
  • discern → discernir, distinguir
  • experience → experimentar
  • feel → sentir
  • notice → darse cuenta
  • perceive → percibir
  • realize → darse cuenta de
  • recognize → reconocer

Expresiones con know en inglés

  • as far as I know → hasta donde yo sé
  • before you know it → antes de que uno se dé cuenta (informal)
  • for all I know → hasta donde yo sé
  • get to know one another → llegar a conocerse
  • good to know (adjetivo) → bueno saberlo
  • know a thing or two → saber un par de cosas (informal)
  • know all the answers → saberlo todo (informal)
  • know better → saber bien algo (informal)
  • know no better → no saber hacerlo mejor
  • know something by heart → saberse de memoria
  • know something for certain → saber con certeza
  • know the drill → conocer el tema
  • know the ins and outs of something → conocer con detalle (informal)
  • know the ropes → conocer el paño (informal)
  • know the score → conocer la jugada (informal)
  • know which side your bread is buttered → saber cuidar sus intereses
  • know your onions → ser experto en algo (informal)
  • know-it-all (sustantivo) → sabiondo, sabelotodo (peyorativo)
  • let somebody know → poner al tanto a alguien

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