And Adam knew Eve his wife.
Gen. iv. 1.
Know is often followed by an objective and an infinitive (with or
without to) or a participle, a dependent sentence, etc.
And I knew that thou hearest me always.
John xi. 42.
The monk he instantly knew to be the prior.
Sir W. Scott.
In other hands I have known money do good.
Dickens.
To know how, to understand the manner, way, or means; to have requisite
information, intelligence, or sagacity. How is sometimes omitted. " If
we fear to die, or know not to be patient." Jer. Taylor.
Know, v. i. 1. To have knowledge; to have a clear and certain
perception; to possess wisdom, instruction, or information; -- often
with of.
Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
Is. i. 3.
If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether
it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
John vii. 17.
The peasant folklore of Europe still knows of willows that bleed
and weep and speak when hewn.
Tylor.