conhecer

Meaning

1. (transitive) to know (be acquainted or familiar with)
2. (transitive) to meet; to get to know (to become acquainted with)
3. (transitive) to know (someone/something) (to ascribe to something the title or quality of)
4. (transitive) to visit a place for the first time
5. (archaic, transitive) to know (have sexual relations with)
6. (intransitive) to hear (to consider on its merits)

Concepts

know

be acquainted with

meet

get to know

live

wot

be aware of

cognise

cognize

experience

Opposite of

desconhecer

Synonyms

saber

entender

experimentar

lembrar

Translations

connaître

conocer

kennen

conoscere

savoir

saber

γνωρίζω

saber

zanîn

bilmek

kennen

conèixer

weten

ξέρω

cognoscere

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kõ.ɲeˈse(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: cognōscō

In summary

From older conhocer, from Old Galician-Portuguese connocer, from Latin cognōscere.