Definition of "ken" in Englisch

verb

1. (obsolete) To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life).

verb

1. (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To know, perceive or understand.

2. (obsolete, chiefly Scotland) To discover by sight; to catch sight of; to descry.

noun

1. Range of perception.

2. Knowledge, perception, or sight.

3. (nautical) Range of sight.

noun

1. (slang, UK, regional, thieves' cant) A house, especially a den of thieves.

noun

1. (Judaism) Youth or children's group.

noun

1. A Japanese unit of length equal to six shakus.

noun

1. The tsurugi (type of sword).