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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
knowledge
/ˈnɒlɪdʒ/
noun1 of 2
information, understanding, or skill
- “I have a surface-level knowledge of a lot of things.”Tatoeba
- “We want to teach this knowledge to the next generation.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
verb2 of 2
To confess as true; to acknowledge.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)