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know, be familiar with, be acquainted with, meet, get acquainted with
/konoˈseɾ/
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To gain or have direct familiarity with a person, place, thing, or experience.
Examples
Apenas conocemos los efectos a largo plazo.
We barely know the long-term effects.
La corte se declaró competente para conocer de la demanda.
The court declared itself competent to hear the claim.
Corresponde a otro juez conocer del asunto.
Another judge must hear the matter.
Nunca había conocido un frío tan intenso.
I had never experienced such intense cold.
Hoy ese uso de conocer suena bíblico o muy antiguo.
Today that use of know sounds biblical or very old.
Similar words
juzgar
entender
examinar
ser presentado a
probar
saber de
experimentar
trabar amistad con
descubrir
yacer con
Meanings
Examples
Conozco bien a tu hermana.
I know your sister well.
¿Conoces Madrid?
Do you know Madrid?
Ella conoce muy bien la literatura chilena.
She knows Chilean literature very well.
No conocemos ese restaurante.
We do not know that restaurant.
Mis abuelos conocían cada rincón del pueblo.
My grandparents knew every corner of the village.
Similar words
estar familiarizado con
saber de
tratar
dominar
manejar
estar al tanto de
Examples
Conocí a Elena en la universidad.
I met Elena at university.
Mañana conocerás al nuevo director.
Tomorrow you will meet the new director.
Nos conocimos durante un viaje a Perú.
We met during a trip to Peru.
Fue un placer conocerlo.
It was a pleasure to meet you.
Quiero que conozcas a mis padres.
I want you to meet my parents.
Similar words
encontrarse con
ser presentado a
entrar en contacto con
trabar amistad con
Examples
Este verano quiero conocer Colombia.
This summer I want to visit Colombia.
El equipo aún no conoce la derrota.
The team has not yet experienced defeat.
La ciudad conoció años de gran prosperidad.
The city experienced years of great prosperity.
Nunca había conocido un frío tan intenso.
I had never experienced such intense cold.
Viajó al norte para conocer otras culturas.
She travelled north to experience other cultures.
Similar words
experimentar
vivir
visitar
recorrer
descubrir
probar
Examples
Por la voz conocí que era Andrés.
I recognized from the voice that it was Andrés.
Los expertos conocen las causas del problema.
The experts understand the causes of the problem.
Apenas conocemos los efectos a largo plazo.
We barely know the long-term effects.
Se conoce la existencia de tres copias.
The existence of three copies is known.
El médico debe conocer bien cada síntoma.
The doctor must understand each symptom well.
Similar words
reconocer
entender
comprender
identificar
advertir
distinguir
Examples
El tribunal conocerá de la apelación.
The court will hear the appeal.
Ese juzgado no puede conocer de la causa.
That court cannot hear the case.
La sala conoció de varios recursos urgentes.
The chamber heard several urgent appeals.
Corresponde a otro juez conocer del asunto.
Another judge must hear the matter.
La corte se declaró competente para conocer de la demanda.
The court declared itself competent to hear the claim.
Similar words
entender de
examinar
juzgar
resolver
tramitar
Examples
El texto antiguo dice que no la había conocido.
The ancient text says that he had not had relations with her.
En esa traducción, conocer a una mujer significa unirse sexualmente a ella.
In that translation, to know a woman means to join with her sexually.
El narrador usa conoció como un modo antiguo de decir que tuvieron relaciones.
The narrator uses knew as an old way to say that they had sex.
Hoy ese uso de conocer suena bíblico o muy antiguo.
Today that use of know sounds biblical or very old.
El editor conservó conocer para imitar el tono del original.
The editor kept know to imitate the tone of the original.
Similar words
tener relaciones sexuales con
yacer con
acostarse con
hacer el amor con
copular con
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin conoscere, a variant of Latin cognoscere, meaning to get to know.
FAQ
Conocer mainly means to know or be familiar with a person, place, subject, or thing through contact or experience.
What is the difference between conocer and saber?
Use conocer for familiarity with people, places, and things. Use saber for facts, information, and knowing how to do something.
Does conocí mean knew or met?
With a person, preterite conocí commonly means met for the first time, while imperfect conocía usually means already knew.
What are the key forms of conocer?
The main spelling-changing forms are conozco and subjunctive conozca. Voseo uses conocés, and the participle is conocido.
Does conocer take the personal a?
Yes, a specific person normally takes personal a, as in conozco a Marta. Places and things do not.
Can conocer mean to experience?
Yes. Phrases such as conocer la derrota mean to experience defeat directly.
Is the sexual meaning of conocer common today?
No. That meaning is archaic and now appears mainly in biblical or deliberately old-fashioned language.
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