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conocer

/konoˈθeɾ/, [ko.noˈθeɾ]

know, visit

Verb conocer (first-person singular present conozco, first-person singular preterite conocí, past participle conocido)

  1. to know (a person or a place), to be familiar with, to be acquainted with
  2. (in the preterite tense) to meet
  3. (in the future tense) to get to know, become acquainted (with)
  4. to see, to visit, to explore (i.e., to get to know a place for the first time)
  5. to hear, to know (implies hearing for the first time)
    Me gustaría conocer su opinión sobre el material de origen.
    I would like to hear your opinion about the source material.
  6. to discover, to get to or come to know, to learn about, to find out
  7. (reflexive, reciprocal) to know, to have known
    Se conocen desde la infancia.
    They have known each other since childhood.
  8. (reflexive) to know oneself

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Está ansioso por conocer el resultado.

    He is anxious to know the result.

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  • Voy a conocer a los padres de Tom esta noche.

    I'll be meeting Tom's parents tonight.

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  • Más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer.

    Better the devil you know than the devil you don't.

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  • Ella parece conocer el arte de escribir letras.

    She seems to know the art of writing letters.

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  • Pensé que Tom querría conocer a mi familia.

    I thought Tom would want to meet my family.

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  • Yo soy la única persona en el mundo que yo debería querer conocer minuciosamente.

    I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.

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  • Debo conocer la verdad acerca de ella.

    I must know the truth about her.

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  • El pasado lo podemos conocer pero no cambiar. El futuro lo podemos cambiar pero no conocer.

    The past can only be known, not changed. The future can only be changed, not known.

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  • Bueno, si quieres conocer más sobre mi país, te enviaré una carta cuando llegue a casa.

    Anyway, if you want to know more about my country, I'll send you a letter when I get home.

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  • Es difícil conocer a gente tan agradable como tú.

    It's rare to meet nice people like you.

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