Synonyms for
ken
To know, perceive or understand.
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All Definitions for Ken

Below are all the dictionary definitions of ken:

1To know, perceive or understand.
2Knowledge, perception, or sight.
3Range of perception.
4Range of sight.
5A house, especially a den of thieves.
6Youth or children's group.
7A Japanese unit of length equal to six shakus.
8The tsurugi (type of sword).
9To give birth, conceive, beget, be born
10To develop (as a fetus)
11To nourish, sustain (as life).
12To discover by sight
13To catch sight of
14To descry.
15A diminutive of the male given name Kenneth.
16A surname.
17Kensington in London.

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