Meaning of "ken" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KEN

Old English cennan; related to Old Norse kenna to perceive, Old High German kennen to make known.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF KEN

ken  [kɛn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KEN

Ken is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb ken in English.

WHAT DOES KEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ken

Ken or KEN may refer to: ▪ Ken meaning "prefecture" in Japanese - see Prefectures of Japan ▪ Ken, 1964 Japanese film ▪ Kèn from Vietnam ▪ Komisja Edukacji Narodowej, Polish National Board of Education ▪ In the Scots Language/northern British dialects such as Geordie, "ken" means "know". ▪ Ken, the fifteenth letter of the Armenian alphabet ▪ Ken River in India ▪ Ken, a product by Mattel ▪ Ken, a large-format political magazine ▪ Kenmore Air...

Definition of ken in the English dictionary

The first definition of ken in the dictionary is range of knowledge or perception. Other definition of ken is to know. Ken is also to understand; perceive.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO KEN

PRESENT

Present

I ken

you ken

he/she/it kens

we ken

you ken

they ken

Present continuous

I am kenning

you are kenning

he/she/it is kenning

we are kenning

you are kenning

they are kenning

Present perfect

I have kenned

you have kenned

he/she/it has kenned

we have kenned

you have kenned

they have kenned

Present perfect continuous

I have been kenning

you have been kenning

he/she/it has been kenning

we have been kenning

you have been kenning

they have been kenning

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I kenned

you kenned

he/she/it kenned

we kenned

you kenned

they kenned

Past continuous

I was kenning

you were kenning

he/she/it was kenning

we were kenning

you were kenning

they were kenning

Past perfect

I had kenned

you had kenned

he/she/it had kenned

we had kenned

you had kenned

they had kenned

Past perfect continuous

I had been kenning

you had been kenning

he/she/it had been kenning

we had been kenning

you had been kenning

they had been kenning

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will ken

you will ken

he/she/it will ken

we will ken

you will ken

they will ken

Future continuous

I will be kenning

you will be kenning

he/she/it will be kenning

we will be kenning

you will be kenning

they will be kenning

Future perfect

I will have kenned

you will have kenned

he/she/it will have kenned

we will have kenned

you will have kenned

they will have kenned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been kenning

you will have been kenning

he/she/it will have been kenning

we will have been kenning

you will have been kenning

they will have been kenning

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would ken

you would ken

he/she/it would ken

we would ken

you would ken

they would ken

Conditional continuous

I would be kenning

you would be kenning

he/she/it would be kenning

we would be kenning

you would be kenning

they would be kenning

Conditional perfect

I would have ken

you would have ken

he/she/it would have ken

we would have ken

you would have ken

they would have ken

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been kenning

you would have been kenning

he/she/it would have been kenning

we would have been kenning

you would have been kenning

they would have been kenning

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you ken
we let´s ken
you ken

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to ken

Past participle

kenned

Present Participle

kenning

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF KEN

Find out the translation of ken to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of ken from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ken» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 肯
• Translator English - Spanish: ken
• English: ken
• Translator English - Hindi: केन
• Translator English - Arabic: كين
• Translator English - Russian: кен
• Translator English - Portuguese: ken
• Translator English - Bengali: কেন
• Translator English - French: ken
• Translator English - Malay: Ken
• Translator English - German: ken
• Translator English - Japanese: 県
• Translator English - Korean: 현
• Translator English - Javanese: Ken
• Translator English - Vietnamese: nhận ra
• Translator English - Tamil: கென்
• Translator English - Marathi: केन
• Translator English - Turkish: ken
• Translator English - Italian: comprensione
• Translator English - Polish: ken
• Translator English - Ukrainian: кен
• Translator English - Romanian: ken
• Translator English - Greek: ken
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Ken
• Translator English - Swedish: ken
• Translator English - Norwegian: ken

3 QUOTES WITH «KEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ken.

1

Richard Attenborough

I do not have a brain that I long for in dealing with matters of which I am ignorant, that don't come within my ken and a rationale, a reason, and argument and so on, and I can't do that and I'm not in that bracket at all.

2

Michael Ramsey

Ken Lay has, does and will continue to accept responsibility for the fall of Enron. He was the man at the controls. But failure is not a crime.

3

William Watson

Yes, threadbare seem his songs, to lettered ken - they were worn threadbare next the hearts of men.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KEN»

Discover the use of ken in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ken and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

What the Best College Teachers Do

This book, the conclusion of a fifteen-year study of nearly one hundred college teachers in a wide variety of fields and universities, offers valuable answers for all educators.

Ken Bain, 2011

Eco Skyscrapers II:

Ken Yeang remains one of the world's foremost experts on sustainability and the modern skyscraper.

Ken Yeang, Lucy Bullivant, 2011

Jan Ken Po: The World of Hawaii's Japanese Americans

It is the story of this experience that Dennis Ogawa tells so well here.

Dennis M. Ogawa, 1978

Pimpology: The 48 Laws of the Game

A celebrity street boss shares insider rules about image, seduction, and power as learned from his mentors, in a guide that reveals the importance of establishing one's value, winning loyalty, and inviting pursuit.

Pimpin' Ken, 2008

Pie: 300 Tried-and-True Recipes for Delicious Homemade Pie

The most comprehensive and straightforward book ever written on the topic, Pie is a complete guide to how easy it can be to make perfectly praiseworthy pies.

Ken Haedrich, 2011

Ken Woolley: Selected and Current Works

Ken Woolley is an Australian architect who early in his career became involved in major projects such as the Fisher Library (Sulman Award) and the State Office Block.

Ken Woolley, 1999

Ken Hale: A Life in Language

The essays in this collection celebrate Ken Hale's lifelong study of underdocumentedlanguages and their implications for universal grammar. The authors report their latest research insyntax, morphology, semantics, phonology, and phonetics.

Kenneth Locke Hale, Michael J. Kenstowicz, 2001

The Spectrum of Consciousness

Like radiation and light, consciousness, suggests Wilber, establishes a multiplicity of aspects as it 'steps down' into time and space. Thus, as a spectrum, it can be studied legitimately on one or more of its 'wavelengths.

Ken Wilber, 1993

Crazy Times With Uncle Ken

Who doesn’t like an eccentric uncle? Ruskin Bond certainly does. Read all the stories about bumbling and endearing Uncle Ken in this collection.

Ruskin Bond, Vivek Thakkar, 2011

Ken Follett: A Critical Companion

The first comprehensive study of the novels of Ken Follett, master of the spy thriller.

Richard Charles Turner, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ken is used in the context of the following news items.

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