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know⋅ing

  [noh-ing]
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–adjective
1. affecting, implying, or deliberately revealing shrewd knowledge of secret or private information: a knowing glance.
2. that knows; having knowledge or information; intelligent.
3. shrewd, sharp, or astute.
4. conscious; intentional; deliberate.
Origin:
1325–75; ME knawynge (earlier knowende, knawande). See know 1 , -ing 2

Related forms:
know⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
know⋅ing⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. meaningful, significant, eloquent, perceptive.
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know·ing   (nō'ĭng)   
adj.  
  1. Possessing knowledge, information, or understanding. See Synonyms at intelligent.
  2. Showing clever awareness and resourcefulness; shrewd.
  3. Suggestive of secret or private knowledge: a knowing glance.
  4. Deliberate; conscious: a knowing attempt to defraud.
know'ing·ly adv., know'ing·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Knowingly

Know"ing*ly\, adv. 1. With knowledge; in a knowing manner; intelligently; consciously; deliberately; as, he would not knowingly offend. --Strype.

2. By experience. [Obs.] --Shak.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : knowingly
Spanish: con complicidad,
German: wissend,
Japanese: 心得顔に
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