know-v; 6 Senses

Sense Number 1: be cognizant, realize

Examples:
I know that the President lied to the people.
I know that I left the key on the table.
Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun.
The child knew right from wrong.

Mappings:
VerbNet: consider-29.9-1-1
FrameNet: Awareness
PropBank: know.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3, 10

Sense Number 2: recognize, be familar or well-versed with

Commentary: Includes: KNOW APART

Examples:
I know this flower as a Peruvian Lily.
Do you know my sister?
He was known to them by a different name.
I know Latin.
We all knew her as a big show-off.
I would know that voice anywhere.
She is the bravest woman I've ever known.
A priori knowledge is something we know apart from experience.
Only the twins' mother knew them apart.

Mappings:
VerbNet: characterize-29.2-1,conjecture-29.5-1
FrameNet: Familiarity
PropBank: know.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4, 7, 9, 11
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
know_apart 1

Sense Number 3: have the ability or know-how

Examples:
I know how to ride a horse.
Does your husband know how to cook?
I know the right way to approach a strange dog.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Familiarity
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 4: experience

Examples:
Have you ever known hunger?
We knew real terror when the car began rolling down the cliff.
That time in Venice was the most wonderful experience I've ever known.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Familiarity
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 5: acknowledge, discern, recognize

Commentary:
NOTE: In this sense, the entity known is imbued with a quality.

Examples:
We know your words to be true.
We know the Cherokee Nation to be a sovereign state.
His greed knew no limits
Her love knows no bounds.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 6: have sex with

Examples:
"Adam knew Eve".

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8