know-how
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Descendants edit
- → Danish: know-how
- → Finnish: know-how
- → German: Know-how
- → Italian: know-how
- → Japanese: ノウハウ
- → Portuguese: know-how
- → Russian: ноу-хау (nou-xau)
- → Spanish: know-how
- → Swedish: know-how
- → Thai: โนว์ฮาว
Translations edit
the knowledge and skill to be able to do something correctly
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References edit
- ^ 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 edit
Etymology edit
Recent direct loan from English know-how
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
know-how
- know-how
Synonyms edit
Further 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 edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English know-how.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
know-how m (invariable)
References edit
- ^ know how in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English know-how.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
know-how m (plural know-hows)
- know-how
- Synonyms: saber-fazer, savoir-faire
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:know-how.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English know-how.
Noun edit
know-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 |