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knowl·edge Listen to audio/ˈnɑ:lɪʤ/ noun
1 : information, understanding, or skill that you get from experience or education [noncount] She has little/no/some knowledge of fashion/history/cooking. He has devoted himself to the pursuit of knowledge. a thirst/quest for knowledge [singular] a knowledge of carpentry She gained/acquired a thorough knowledge of local customs. I have a reading knowledge of French [=I can read French], but I can't speak it fluently.
2 [noncount] : awareness of something : the state of being aware of something
He claimed to have no knowledge of the plan. = He denied all/any knowledge of the plan. Did you have any knowledge of her intentions? The decision was made without my knowledge. [=I did not know about the decision]
common knowledge
: something that many or most people know
It's common knowledge that she plans to run for mayor.
public knowledge
: something that people know because it has been reported in the news
His legal problems are a matter of public knowledge.
safe/secure in the knowledge
: feeling safe or secure because you know something specified
They went on vacation, safe in the knowledge that the farm would be well cared for while they were away.
to someone's knowledge
: according to what someone knows — usually used in negative statements Did anyone arrive late? Not to my knowledge. No one arrived late to my knowledge. [=I am not aware that anyone arrived late, but it is possible that someone arrived late and I don't know about it]
to the best of my knowledge
used to say that you think a statement is true but that there may be something you do not know which makes it untrue To the best of my knowledge [=as far as I know], everyone arrived on time. I answered their questions to the best of my knowledge. [=I gave the best answers I could based on what I knew, but I might have answered differently if I had known something else]

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