Ken - English meaning

noun

Recognition and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something.

Usage examples:

I smiled in appreciation

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The act of recognizing someone's worth as a person or showing that you are grateful for something that person has done

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"i’d just like a little appreciation," she sobbed., new funds are generated by the appreciation of …

noun

An increase in value

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At 17.55%, the state's house-price appreciation was nearly triple the national rate., appreciation …

noun

Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

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He felt sick with apprehension

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Anxiety about the future; fear of something unpleasant happening

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I felt great apprehension over my first day at work., there’s an $8000 reward for the apprehension …

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Worry about the future, or a fear that something unpleasant is going to happen

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It's normal to feel a little apprehension before starting a new job., one or two people have expres…

noun

Knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.

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We need to raise public awareness of the issue

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Knowledge and understanding of a particular activity, subject, etc.

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Customer/public/consumer awareness assessment procedures reveal how effectively the brand translate…

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Knowledge that something exists, or understanding of a situation or subject at the present time based on information or experience

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Public awareness of the problem will make politicians take it seriously., environmental awareness h…

noun

The ability to understand something.

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Some won't have the least comprehension of what i'm trying to do

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The ability to understand completely and be familiar with a situation, facts, etc.

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He has no comprehension of the size of the problem., how she manages to fit so much into a working …

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A test to find out how well students understand written or spoken language

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A listening/reading comprehension

noun

The state of being aware of and responsive to one's surroundings.

Usage examples:

She failed to regain consciousness and died two days later

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The state of being awake, aware of what is around you, and able to think

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He lost consciousness on the way to the hospital, and regained consciousness the next day., there’s…

noun

The state of understanding and realizing something

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[ + that ] her consciousness that she's different makes her feel uneasy., raise consciousness worki…

verb

Seize and hold firmly.

Usage examples:

She grasped the bottle

noun

A firm hold or grip.

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The child slipped from her grasp

verb

Hold firmly

noun

Facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.

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A thirst for knowledge

noun

Awareness, understanding, or information that has been obtained by experience or study, and that is either in a person’s mind or possessed by people generally

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How will we use our increasing scientific knowledge?, a lack of knowledge on the part of teachers i…

noun

Skill in, understanding of, or information about something, which a person gets by experience or study

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Acquire/gain/have knowledge, possess/lack knowledge, people working in stores need better product k…

noun

The fact of observing or paying attention to something.

Usage examples:

Their silence did not escape my notice

verb

Become aware of.

Usage examples:

He noticed the youths behaving suspiciously

verb

To see or become conscious of something or someone

Usage examples:

I noticed a crack in the ceiling., mary waved at the man but he didn't seem to notice., [ + (that) …

noun

The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.

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The normal limits to human perception

noun

A belief or opinion, often held by many people and based on how things seem

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We have to change the public's perception that money is being wasted., these photographs will affec…

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The quality of being aware of things through the physical senses, especially sight

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Drugs can alter your perception of reality.

noun

An act of becoming fully aware of something as a fact.

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A growing realization of the need to create common economic structures

noun

Identification of someone or something or person from previous encounters or knowledge.

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She saw him pass by without a sign of recognition

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The fact of knowing who a person is or what a thing is because of having seen or experienced that person or thing before

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Dole obviously had the greatest name recognition of all the republican candidates., she gained reco…

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A situation in which people know what something is when they see or hear it

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After thirty years of trading, the company name enjoys global recognition., we have poor brand reco…

noun

The ability to understand something; comprehension.

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Foreign visitors with little understanding of english

adjective

Sympathetically aware of other people's feelings; tolerant and forgiving.

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A kind and understanding man

verb

Perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker).

Usage examples:

He didn't understand a word i said