#knowing  clear and certain mental apprehension
  supertype:  higher_cognitive_process  cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use
  equal:  know (pm)
  subtype:  awareness.knowing__consciousness__consciousnes__knowingness  having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive"
     subtype:  self-awareness  awareness of your own individuality
        subtype:  orientation.self-awareness  a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships
        subtype:  self-consciousness  self-awareness plus the additional realization that others are similarly aware of you
     subtype:  feel  an intuitive awareness; "he has a feel for animals" or "it's easy when you get the feel of it"
     subtype:  sense  a general conscious awareness; "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self"
        subtype:  sense_of_direction  an awareness of your orientation in space
        subtype:  sense_of_responsibility  an awareness of your obligations
  subtype:  cognizance.knowing__ken  range of what one can know or understand; "beyond my ken"
  subtype:  foresight__prevision  knowing in advance; foreseeing
  subtype:  savvy__understanding__apprehension__discernment  the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
     subtype:  comprehension.savvy  an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature"
     subtype:  self-knowledge  an understanding of yourself and your goals and abilities
     subtype:  smattering  a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
     subtype:  appreciation.savvy__grasp__hold  understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"
        subtype:  sense.appreciation  a natural appreciation or ability; "a keen musical sense"; "a good sense of timing"
     subtype:  grasping  understanding with difficulty; "the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings"
     subtype:  hindsight  understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; "hindisght is always better than foresight"
     subtype:  brainstorm__insight__brainwave  the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
        subtype:  light.brainstorm  mental understanding as an enlightening experience; "he finally saw the light"; "can you shed light on this problem?"
        subtype:  revelation  an enlightening or astonishing disclosure
        subtype:  find__discovery__breakthrough  a productive insight
        subtype:  flash.brainstorm  a sudden brilliant understanding; "he had a flash of intuition"
     subtype:  realisation__realization__recognition  coming to understand something by thinking about it; "a growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"

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