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in Vietnamese Biết, biết rõ

BrE /njuː/ AmE /nuː/

verb en → vi

1 PAST KNOWLEDGE [transitive] A2

Biết, biết rõ

to have knowledge of something in the past

  • knew that-clause

Collocations knew about somebody/something · knew how to do something

  • I knew him from school.

    Tôi biết anh ấy từ hồi học trường.

2 PAST UNDERSTAND [transitive] B1

Hiểu, hiểu rõ

to understand something in the past

  • knew that-clause

Collocations knew what somebody meant by something · knew why something happened

  • She knew exactly what I was talking about.

    Cô ấy hiểu rõ tôi đang nói về điều gì.

1 PAST RECOGNIZE [transitive] B2

Nhận ra, nhận biết

to recognize someone or something in the past

  • knew somebody/something

Collocations knew who/what somebody was · knew where something was

  • I knew the place from a photograph.

    Tôi nhận ra địa điểm từ một bức ảnh.

4 PAST PERCEIVE [transitive] B2

Nhận thấy, cảm nhận được

to perceive something in the past

  • knew that-clause

Collocations knew how somebody felt about something · knew what was going on

  • He knew she was lying.

    Anh ta nhận thấy cô ấy đang nói dối.

5 PAST DETERMINE [transitive] C1

Xác định, quyết định

to determine something in the past

  • knew that-clause

Collocations knew what to do next · knew how to solve the problem

  • She knew exactly what she wanted.

    Cô ấy đã xác định rõ điều cô ấy muốn.