know-how
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editDeverbal from know how.[1] American English, 1838.[2][3]
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnəʊ.haʊ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈnoʊ.haʊ/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: (UK) -əʊhaʊ, (US) -oʊhaʊ
- Homophone: nohow
Noun
edit- The knowledge and skill to be able to (do something correctly).
- Synonym: expertise
- Marlo has the know-how to fix your computer.
Derived terms
editDescendants
editTranslations
editthe knowledge and skill to be able to do something correctly
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References
edit- ^ “know-how, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “know-how”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ “know-how”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Further reading
edit- “know-how”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “know-how”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Finnish
editEtymology
editRecent direct loan from English know-how
Pronunciation
editNoun
editknow-how
- know-how
Synonyms
editFurther reading
edit- “know-how”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Italian
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from English know-how.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editknow-how m (invariable)
References
edit- ^ know how in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Portuguese
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from English know-how.
Pronunciation
edit
Noun
editknow-how m (plural know-hows)
- know-how
- Synonyms: saber-fazer, savoir-faire
Quotations
editFor quotations using this term, see Citations:know-how.
Romanian
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from English know-how.
Noun
editknow-how n (uncountable)
Declension
edit declension of know-how (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) know-how | know-howul |
genitive/dative | (unui) know-how | know-howului |
vocative | know-howule |
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