Meaning & use
Ken
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The range of one's knowledge or understanding.
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Quantum physics is well beyond my ken.
Local customs and etiquette were far outside the traveler's ken.
A note on using this word
As a verb, "ken" is still used in Scottish and Northern English dialects to mean "to know," as in "Do you ken what I mean?"
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2. verb
Chiefly Scottish and Northern English: to know or recognize.
Aye, I ken your meaning well enough.
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