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kennen meaning in English

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kennen werkwoord

ken [kenned, kenning, kens](to know, perceive or understand)
verb
[UK: ken] [US: ˈken]

recognize [recognized, recognizing, recognizes](to match in memory; to know from a previous encounter)
verb
[UK: ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz] [US: ˈrek.əg.ˌnaɪz]

kennen als z'n broekzak werkwoord

know like the back of one's hand(be intimately knowledgable about)
verb
[UK: nəʊ ˈlaɪk ðə ˈbæk əv wʌnz hænd] [US: ˈnoʊ ˈlaɪk ðə ˈbæk əv wʌnz ˈhænd]

bekennen werkwoord

acknowledge [acknowledged, acknowledging, acknowledges](to admit the knowledge of)
verb
[UK: ək.ˈnɒ.lɪdʒ] [US: æk.ˈnɑː.lɪdʒ]

admit [admitted, admitting, admits](to concede as true)
verb
[UK: əd.ˈmɪt] [US: əd.ˈmɪt]

confess [confessed, confessing, confesses](to admit to the truth)
verb
[UK: kən.ˈfes] [US: kən.ˈfes]

een taak toekennen werkwoord

task [tasked, tasking, tasks](assign a task to)
verb
[UK: tɑːsk] [US: ˈtæsk]

erkennen werkwoord

acknowledge [acknowledged, acknowledging, acknowledges](to admit the knowledge of)
verb
[UK: ək.ˈnɒ.lɪdʒ] [US: æk.ˈnɑː.lɪdʒ]

recognize [recognized, recognizing, recognizes](to acknowledge the existence or legality of)
verb
[UK: ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz] [US: ˈrek.əg.ˌnaɪz]

herkennen werkwoord

recognize [recognized, recognizing, recognizes](to match in memory; to know from a previous encounter)
verb
[UK: ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz] [US: ˈrek.əg.ˌnaɪz]

het einde van de wereld zoals we haar kennen substantief

TEOTWAWKI((acronym) The end of the world as we know it)
noun

in nood leert men zijn vrienden kennen phrase

a friend in need is a friend indeed(if a friend helps you when you are in need, they are a true friend)
phrase
[UK: ə ˈfrend ɪn niːd ɪz ə ˈfrend ɪn.ˈdiːd] [US: ə ˈfrend ɪn ˈniːd ˈɪz ə ˈfrend ˌɪn.ˈdiːd]

leren kennen werkwoord

get to know(to become acquainted with someone)
verb
[UK: ˈɡet tuː nəʊ ˈsʌm.bə.di] [US: ˈɡet ˈtuː ˈnoʊ ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di]

meet(to get acquainted with)
verb
[UK: miːt] [US: ˈmiːt]

onderkennen werkwoord

recognize [recognized, recognizing, recognizes](to realize or discover the nature of something)
verb
[UK: ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz] [US: ˈrek.əg.ˌnaɪz]

ontkennen werkwoord

deny [denied, denying, denies](to assert that something is not true)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈnaɪ] [US: də.ˈnaɪ]

disavow [disavowed, disavowing, disavows](to deny or show the contrary of)
verb
[UK: ˌdɪ.sə.ˈvaʊ] [US: ˌdɪ.sə.ˈvaʊ]

forswear [forswore, forsworn, forswearing, forswears](to renounce or deny something, especially under oath)
verb
[UK: fɔː.ˈsweə(r)] [US: fɔːr.ˈswer]

repudiate [repudiated, repudiating, repudiates](to reject the truth of, deny)
verb
[UK: rɪ.ˈpjuː.dɪeɪt] [US: ri.ˈpjuː.di.ˌet]

ontkennende vorm bijvoeglijk naamwoord
{m}

negative(linguistics: denying a proposition)
adjective
[UK: ˈne.ɡə.tɪv] [US: ˈne.ɡə.tɪv]

ontkennende zin substantief
{m}

negative clause(negative clause, negative sentence)
noun

te kennen geven werkwoord

signify [signified, signifying, signifies](to show one's intentions)
verb
[UK: ˈsɪɡ.nɪ.faɪ] [US: ˈsɪɡ.nə.ˌfaɪ]

toekennen werkwoord

allot [allotted, allotting, allots](to assign)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈlɒt] [US: ə.ˈlɑːt]

bestow [bestowed, bestowing, bestows](to present a thing as a gift or honour)
verb
[UK: bɪ.ˈstəʊ] [US: bəˈsto.ʊ]

confer [conferred, conferring, confers](to bestow)
verb
[UK: kən.ˈfɜː(r)] [US: kən.ˈfɝː]

vergunning toekennen werkwoord

license [licensed, licensing, licenses](to authorize officially)
verb
[UK: ˈlaɪsns] [US: ˈlaɪ.səns]

verkennen werkwoord

explore [explored, exploring, explores](to travel somewhere in search of discovery)
verb
[UK: ɪk.ˈsplɔː(r)] [US: ɪk.ˈsplɔːr]

perlustrate(travel through an area in examination or survey)
verb
[UK: pɜː.ˈlʌ.streɪt] [US: pɜː.ˈlʌ.streɪt]