Knowledge | Mean of knowledge in English Dictionary

/ˈnɑːlɪʤ/

• Noun
• information, understanding, or skill that you get from experience or education
1. She has little/no/some knowledge of fashion/history/cooking.
2. He has devoted himself to the pursuit of knowledge.
3. a thirst/quest for knowledge
4. a knowledge of carpentry
5. She gained/acquired a thorough knowledge of local customs.
6. I have a reading knowledge of French [=I can read French], but I can't speak it fluently.
• awareness of something
1. He claimed to have no knowledge of the plan. = He denied all/any knowledge of the plan.
2. Did you have any knowledge of her intentions?
3. The decision was made without my knowledge. [=I did not know about the decision]
• something that many or most people know
1. It's common knowledge that she plans to run for mayor.

• something that people know because it has been reported in the news
1. His legal problems are a matter of public knowledge.
• feeling safe or secure because you know something specified
1. They went on vacation, safe in the knowledge that the farm would be well cared for while they were away.
• according to what someone knows
1. “Did anyone arrive late?” “Not to my knowledge.”
2. 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]