know
verb
to have learned or found out about something
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To know something or someone
have heard of
to know about the existence of someone or something
be reliably informed/assured
to be told something by someone who is likely to be telling the truth
know of
to know that someone or something exists and who, what, or where they are
recognize
verb
to know who the person is or what the thing is that you are seeing, hearing etc because you have seen, heard etc them before
be alive to something
to know that something is happening and realize how important it is
know full/perfectly well
to know something while pretending not to
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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