Now vs. Know — What's the Difference?

At the present time

Be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information

At once; immediately

Have developed a relationship with (someone) through meeting and spending time with them; be familiar or friendly with

In the immediate past; very recently

Have sexual intercourse with (someone).

At this point in the series of events; then

To perceive directly; grasp in the mind with clarity or certainty.

At times; sometimes

To regard as true beyond doubt

Nowadays.

To have a practical understanding of, as through experience; be skilled in

In these circumstances; as things are

To have fixed in the mind

Used to introduce a command, reproof, or request

To have experience of

Used to indicate a change of subject or to preface a remark

To perceive as familiar; recognize

Seeing that; since. Often used with that

To be acquainted with

The present time or moment

To be able to distinguish; recognize as distinct

Of the present time; current

To discern the character or nature of

(Slang) Currently fashionable; trendy

(Archaic) To have sexual intercourse with.

Present; current.

To possess knowledge, understanding, or information.

(informal) Fashionable; popular; up to date; current.

To be cognizant or aware.

At the time the will is written. Used in order to prevent any inheritance from being transferred to a person of a future marriage. Does not indicate the existence of a previous marriage.

(transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that.

At the present time.

(transitive) To be aware of; to be cognizant of.

(sentential) Used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke.

(transitive) To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.

Differently from the immediate past; differently from a more remote past or a possible future; differently from all other times.

(transitive) To experience.

At the time reached within a narration.

(transitive) To be able to distinguish, to discern, particularly by contrast or comparison; to recognize the nature of.}}

Used to indicate a context of urgency.

(transitive) To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change.

(obsolete) As 'but now': Very recently; not long ago; up to the present.

To understand or have a grasp of through experience or study.

Used to address a switching side, or sharp change in attitude from before. (In this usage, now is usually emphasized).

To have sexual relations with. This meaning normally specified in modern English as e.g. to ’know someone in the biblical sense’ or to ‘know biblically.’

Sometimes; occasionally.

(intransitive) To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.

Since, because, in light of the fact; often with that.

(intransitive) To be or become aware or cognizant.

Indicates a signal to begin.

To be acquainted (with another person).

(uncountable) The present time.

(transitive) To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music).

The state of not paying attention to the future or the past.

(rare) Knowledge; the state of knowing.

A particular instant in time, as perceived at that instant.

Knowledge; the state of knowing; now confined to the fixed phrase ‘in the know’

At the present time; at this moment; at the time of speaking; instantly; as, I will write now.

Knee.

Very lately; not long ago.

To perceive or apprehend clearly and certainly; to understand; to have full information of; as, to know one's duty.

At a time contemporaneous with something spoken of or contemplated; at a particular time referred to.

To be convinced of the truth of; to be fully assured of; as, to know things from information.

In present circumstances; things being as they are; - hence, used as a connective particle, to introduce an inference or an explanation.

To be acquainted with; to be no stranger to; to be more or less familiar with the person, character, etc., of; to possess experience of; as, to know an author; to know the rules of an organization.

Existing at the present time; present.

To recognize; to distinguish; to discern the character of; as, to know a person's face or figure.

The present time or moment; the present.

To have sexual intercourse with.

The momentary present;

To have knowledge; to have a clear and certain perception; to possess wisdom, instruction, or information; - often with of.

At the present moment;

To be assured; to feel confident.

In these times;

Be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about;

In the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events;

Know how to do or perform something;

(prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity;

Be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt;

Used to preface a command or reproof or request;

Be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object;

Without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening;

Have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations;

In the immediate past;

Accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority;

Have fixed in the mind;

Have sexual intercourse with;

Know the nature or character of;

Be able to distinguish, recognize as being different;

Perceive as familiar;