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ken

noun
The extent of one's perception, understanding, knowledge, or vision: horizon, purview, range, reach, scope. See ability, knowledge, see
verb
  1. Scots. To perceive directly with the intellect: apprehend, compass, comprehend, fathom, grasp, know, understand. See knowledge
  2. Scots. To apprehend (images) by use of the eyes: behold, perceive, see. See see
  3. Scots. To perceive and recognize the meaning of: accept, apprehend, catch (on), compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, follow, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand. Informal: savvy. Slang: dig. Chiefly British: twig. Idioms: get (or have) a handle on, get the picture. See understand
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