Knowing vs. Being — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Knowing and Being
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Knowing
Possessing knowledge, information, or understanding
Very knowing about transportation costs.
Being
In philosophy, being is the material or immaterial existence of a thing. Anything that exists is being.
Knowing
Showing clever awareness and resourcefulness; shrewd and worldly
"Even so knowing a young ruffian as William Chaloner would have had no preparation for the shock of London" (Thomas Levenson).
Being
Existence
The railway brought many towns into being
The single market came into being in 1993
Knowing
Suggestive of secret or private knowledge
A knowing glance.
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Being
The nature or essence of a person
Sometimes one aspect of our being has been developed at the expense of the others
Knowing
Deliberate; conscious
A knowing attempt to defraud.
Being
A real or imaginary living creature or entity, especially an intelligent one
A rational being
Alien beings
Knowing
(Archaic) Fashionable; stylish
"Many young men ... drove about town in very knowing gigs" (Jane Austen).
Being
The state or quality of having existence
Technical advances that have only recently come into being.
Knowing
Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent.
Being
The totality of all things that exist
Theologians who hold that the mind of God is the source of all being.
Knowing
Deliberate, wilful.
Being
A person
"The artist after all is a solitary being" (Virginia Woolf).
Knowing
Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning.
A knowing rascal
Being
An individual form of life; an organism
"We [humans] are the only beings who are aware that we shall die" (Seyyed Hossein Nasr).
Knowing
Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic.
Being
An imaginary, conjectural, or supernatural creature
Extraterrestrial beings.
Knowing
The ability to know something without being taught.
Being
All the qualities constituting one that exists; the essence
The very being of human nature.
Knowing
Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding.
Being
One's basic or essential nature
"[My grandfather's] face, words and gestures are a permanent part of my being" (Duane Nitatum).
Knowing
Given my knowledge about someone or something.
Knowing you, you would try not to be late for school.
Being
Because; since. Often used with as or that.
Knowing
Present participle of know
Being
Present participle of be
Knowing
The act or condition of having knowledge.
Being
A living creature.
Knowing
Skilful; well informed; intelligent; as, a knowing man; a knowing dog.
The knowing and intelligent part of the world.
Being
The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.
Knowing
Artful; cunning; as, a knowing rascal.
Being
(philosophy) That which has actuality (materially or in concept).
Knowing
Knowledge; hence, experience.
This sore nightHath trifled former knowings.
Being
(philosophy) One's basic nature, or the qualities thereof; essence or personality.
Knowing
Clear and certain mental apprehension
Being
(obsolete) An abode; a cottage.
Knowing
Evidencing the possession of inside information
Being
Given that; since.
Knowing
By conscious design or purpose;
Intentional damage
A knowing attempt to defraud
A willful waste of time
Being
Existing.
A man who is being strangled.
While the article on Burns was being written.
Fresh experience is always being gained.
Knowing
Alert and fully informed;
Politically aware
A knowing collector of rare books
The most...technically aware of the novelists under thirty
Surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on
Being
Existence, as opposed to nonexistence; state or sphere of existence.
In Him we live, and move, and have our being.
Knowing
Highly educated; having extensive information or understanding;
An enlightened public
Knowing instructors
A knowledgeable critic
A knowledgeable audience
Being
That which exists in any form, whether it be material or spiritual, actual or ideal; living existence, as distinguished from a thing without life; as, a human being; spiritual beings.
What a sweet being is an honest mind !
A Being of infinite benevolence and power.
Being
Lifetime; mortal existence.
Claudius, thouWast follower of his fortunes in his being.
Being
An abode; a cottage.
It was a relief to dismiss them [Sir Roger's servants] into little beings within my manor.
Being
Since; inasmuch as.
And being you haveDeclined his means, you have increased his malice.
Being
The state or fact of existing;
A point of view gradually coming into being
Laws in existence for centuries
Being
A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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