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to be familiar with a person or place I have known Mario for six years.

I know Boston pretty well.

I liked him when I got to know him (=started to know him). I know ( informal )

used to agree with something someone has just said "What a ridiculous situation!" "I know." let someone know

to tell someone about something Let me know if you need any help.

you know

words that you use when you are thinking about what to say next, or to remind someone of something Well, you know, it's hard to explain. I just saw Maggie. You know — Jim's wife.

know-how / ' nou hau / [noncount] ( informal )

practical knowledge, or the ability to do something I don't think we have the technical know-how for this job.

knowl .edge © / nalid3 / noun

[ noncount , singular ]

what you know and understand about something

He has a good knowledge of U.S. history.

He did it without my knowledge (= I did not know ) .

knowl • edge • a • ble / ' nalIdзэbl /

knowing a lot

She's very knowledgeable about history.

known

form of know

knuck • le / ' rnvkl /

[count]

one of the parts where your fingers bend or where they join your hand

ko • a • la / kou ' ala / ( also ko - a - la bear

/ kou|ala ' ber / ) noun [ count ] an Australian animal with large ears and thick gray fur, which lives in trees

the Ко .ran ( also the Qu r'an , the Qu - ran )

/ 6a ka 'rren ; 6a ka 'ran / noun [ singular ] ( religion ) the most important book in the Islamic religion

ko • sher / ' kou/ar / adjective

(used about food) prepared according to the rules of Jewish law

kung fu / |kAg ' fu / noun [ noncount ]

( sports ) a Chinese style of fighting in which people use their hands and feet as weapons

Ll

L, l / el / noun [ count, noncount ]

( plural L's, l's / elz / ) the twelfth letter of the English alphabet

"Lake" begins with an "L."

l abbreviation of liter

lab / lreb / noun [ count ]

( informal )

short for laboratory

la • bel1AWL / ' leibl/ noun [ count ]

a piece of paper or material on something that tells you about it

The label lists the nutritional information. The washing instructions are on the label.

la • bel 2 AWL / ' leibl / verb ( la - bels , la - bel ing , la - beled ) to put a label on something

I labeled all the boxes with my name and address.

la • boraw щ / ' leibar / noun [ noncount ]

hard work that you do with your hands and body manual labor (= work using your hands )

lab • o • ra • to • ry / ' lrebratori / noun [ count ] ( plural lab - o - ra - to - ries ) ( also informal lab )

a special room where scientists work a research laboratory

La • bor Day / ' leibar dei / noun

[ count, noncount ]

a holiday on the first Monday in September, when banks, schools, and many businesses are closed

la • bor • er / leibarar / noun [ count ]

a person who does hard work with their hands and body a farm laborer

la • bor un • ion / ' leibar |yunyan / noun [count]

an organization for people who do the same type of work. Labor unions try to get better pay and working conditions for their members.

—SYNONYM union lace / leis / noun

[ noncount ] very thin cloth with holes that form a pretty pattern

lace curtains

[ count ] a string that you use for tying your shoe Tie your laces or you'll trip over them.

—SYNONYM shoelace

lack l Ф / lsek / noun [ noncount, singular ] the state of not having something or of not having enough of something

There is a lack of good teachers.

lack 2 / lrek / verb ( lacks , lack ing , lacked )

to have none or not enough of something He lacked confidence.

lad .der / 'laedar/ noun

[count]