- KEN Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Ken appeared on the English horizon in the 16th century referring to the distance bounding the range of ordinary vision at sea (about 20 miles), and would thus have been familiar to skippers in particular Its meaning soon broadened, however, to mean “range of vision” or “sight” on land or sea
- KEN Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Ken definition: knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception See examples of KEN used in a sentence
- ken - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
ken (third-person singular simple present kens, present participle kenning, simple past and past participle kenned or kent) (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To know, perceive or understand quotations
- Ken (given name) - Wikipedia
Ken is a masculine given name of Japanese and Scottish Gaelic origin The Japanese given name is common among males It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used Ken is also a masculine given name of Scottish Scottish Gaelic origin It is used as a given name or as a short form of names with the letters "Ken" (like Kenneth, Kenan, Kendrick, Kendall, Kennedy, Mackenzie
- KEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
In this context, the phrase is infelicitous : ' beyond one's ken ', in its ordinary usage, means beyond one's powers of comprehension
- Ken - definition of ken by The Free Dictionary
1 knowledge or understanding: an idea beyond one's ken 2 range of sight or vision
- KEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
Ken in American English (ken) noun a male given name, form of Kendall or Kenneth
- ken, n. ¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun ken, two of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
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