ken: Meaning and Definition of

ken

Pronunciation: (ken), [key]
— n., v., kenned kent, ken•ning.
—n.
  1. knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception: an idea beyond one's ken.
  2. range of sight or vision.
—v.t.
    1. to know, have knowledge of or about, or be acquainted with (a person or thing).
    2. to understand or perceive (an idea or situation).
  1. to acknowledge as heir; recognize by a judicial act.
  2. to see; descry; recognize.
    1. to declare, acknowledge, or confess (something).
    2. to teach, direct, or guide (someone).
—v.i.
    1. to have knowledge of something.
    2. to understand.

Ken

Pronunciation: (ken), [key]
— n.
  1. a male given name, form ofor

Ken.

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. Kentucky.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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