Ken
noun
The range of what one can know or understand.
The topic is beyond his ken.
Often appears as...
- beyond one's ken
- within one's ken
noun
One's sight or view.
The bird flew out of ken.
Often appears as...
- out of ken
- beyond one's ken
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Poetic
verb
To know (something).
I ken what he's going through.
Often appears as...
- ken something
- ken somebody
Usage tips
Poetic
noun
The range of what one can know or understand.
The topic is beyond his ken.
Often appears as...
- beyond one's ken
- within one's ken
noun
One's sight or view.
The bird flew out of ken.
Often appears as...
- out of ken
- beyond one's ken
Usage tips
Poetic
verb
To know (something).
I ken what he's going through.
Often appears as...
- ken something
- ken somebody
Usage tips
Poetic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Contextual Importance
Use 'ken' to spotlight limits of understanding in technical or abstract discussions.
Quantum mechanics is often beyond the average person's ken.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
'Ken' can metaphorically suggest comprehension of complex or broad subjects.
The universe's mysteries are not within our ken.
Pro Tip 3/3Intellectual Humility
Use 'ken' to express intellectual humility about the limits of one's knowledge.
Philosophy is within my ken, yet so much is still out there to understand.
Pro Tip 1/3Contextual Importance
Use 'ken' to spotlight limits of understanding in technical or abstract discussions.
Quantum mechanics is often beyond the average person's ken.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
'Ken' can metaphorically suggest comprehension of complex or broad subjects.
The universe's mysteries are not within our ken.
Pro Tip 3/3Intellectual Humility
Use 'ken' to express intellectual humility about the limits of one's knowledge.
Philosophy is within my ken, yet so much is still out there to understand.
Pro Tip 1/3Contextual Importance
Use 'ken' to spotlight limits of understanding in technical or abstract discussions.
Quantum mechanics is often beyond the average person's ken.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
'Ken' can metaphorically suggest comprehension of complex or broad subjects.
The universe's mysteries are not within our ken.
Pro Tip 3/3Intellectual Humility
Use 'ken' to express intellectual humility about the limits of one's knowledge.
Philosophy is within my ken, yet so much is still out there to understand.
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Neil Gershenfeld: The...
Just year after year -- and I finally realized the students were showing the killer app of personal fabrication is products for a market of one person. You don't need this for what you can get in Wal-Mart; you need this for what makes you unique. Ken Olsen famously said, nobody needs a computer in the home.
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Nice Ice PIPE National...
freezer ice is cloudy because of trapped air bubbles and ken told me his lake ice is clear because the way it freezes eliminates air bubbles the ice starts freezing on top and freezes down so lake ice freezes from the top down yeah and that unidirectional freezing process it helps keep the bubbles away
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How Cicadas Become...
cicadas come out every year when i hear cicada songs i know it's summer or i'm watching a ken burns documentary cicadas have been around for hundreds of millions of years they even lived alongside the dinosaurs today there are thousands of different species spread all over the world
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The Search for History’s...
and the rest is history ken grew up in the bronx and now he lives in nashville tennessee tara says he's kind of a hometown hero like some some people as they get older they begin to shut down and they begin to narrow like the world becomes about sort of the small space that's around
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Building bridges and...
that degree program a few months later ken it's me again I've got four classmates and we'd really like to design a bridge with you for an honors project hopefully a third time's charm Ken its Avery we have support from the engineering department and a plan to
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On positive psychology -...
what we know about them the first life is the pleasant life and it's simply as best we can find it it's having as many of the pleasures as you can as much positive emotion ken and learning the skills savoring mindfulness that amplify them that
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Legends of Kingfishers,...
hour and no one does anyway so geographic came to me at the time and i remember having a conversation with my editor for the story who was ken geiger and he phoned me up and he said hey we're going to do a kind of quirky funny story
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CIA Mind Control PIPE CIA...
themselves in for on the board there was a separate notice typed which said in so many words volunteers wanted to help find a cure for the common cold by volunteering ken earl becomes an unsuspecting guinea pig
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Storytellers Summit Day...
have that idea of ken a which is the pattern and they you call them people have Ronan the great serpent it's an important animal for them
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Keseys Oregon PIPE National...
during his life ken kesey was at once a counterculture and literary hero best known for his book One Flew Over the
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Neil Gershenfeld: The...
Just year after year -- and I finally realized the students were showing the killer app of personal fabrication is products for a market of one person. You don't need this for what you can get in Wal-Mart; you need this for what makes you unique. Ken Olsen famously said, nobody needs a computer in the home.
Video examples
Nice Ice PIPE National...
freezer ice is cloudy because of trapped air bubbles and ken told me his lake ice is clear because the way it freezes eliminates air bubbles the ice starts freezing on top and freezes down so lake ice freezes from the top down yeah and that unidirectional freezing process it helps keep the bubbles away
Video examples
How Cicadas Become...
cicadas come out every year when i hear cicada songs i know it's summer or i'm watching a ken burns documentary cicadas have been around for hundreds of millions of years they even lived alongside the dinosaurs today there are thousands of different species spread all over the world
Video examples
The Search for History’s...
and the rest is history ken grew up in the bronx and now he lives in nashville tennessee tara says he's kind of a hometown hero like some some people as they get older they begin to shut down and they begin to narrow like the world becomes about sort of the small space that's around
Video examples
Building bridges and...
that degree program a few months later ken it's me again I've got four classmates and we'd really like to design a bridge with you for an honors project hopefully a third time's charm Ken its Avery we have support from the engineering department and a plan to
Video examples
On positive psychology -...
what we know about them the first life is the pleasant life and it's simply as best we can find it it's having as many of the pleasures as you can as much positive emotion ken and learning the skills savoring mindfulness that amplify them that
Video examples
Legends of Kingfishers,...
hour and no one does anyway so geographic came to me at the time and i remember having a conversation with my editor for the story who was ken geiger and he phoned me up and he said hey we're going to do a kind of quirky funny story
Video examples
CIA Mind Control PIPE CIA...
themselves in for on the board there was a separate notice typed which said in so many words volunteers wanted to help find a cure for the common cold by volunteering ken earl becomes an unsuspecting guinea pig
Video examples
Storytellers Summit Day...
have that idea of ken a which is the pattern and they you call them people have Ronan the great serpent it's an important animal for them
Video examples
Keseys Oregon PIPE National...
during his life ken kesey was at once a counterculture and literary hero best known for his book One Flew Over the
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Alice Coltrane
American Musician
When looking through the spiritual eye, or the third eye encased within the human mind, one can see vividly beyond the ken of human eyesight, beyond the material atom, and into the future, thereby transcending the limitations of time and space.
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Erica Jong
American Novelist
Ken, my husband, just smelled like he belonged to me. I'm not talking about hygiene. I'm talking about when you hug him, he either feels like a member of your tribe or not. It's their scent.
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Jess Phillips
British Politician
Ken Livingstone appears incapable of contrition. That is why he must be thrown out of the Labour party. He is so certain he is right about everything, he won't come close to change.
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Ken Jeong
American Actor
I do think 'Dr. Ken,' at its heart, is about a great doctor who's a bit burned out. But even when I was a burned-out doctor, I was still happy and had a life outside of work.
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Kevin Feige
American Producer
In the case of 'Thor,' it was just casting the best people for the part. Ken Branagh had the idea to cast Idris Elba as Heimdall, and we didn't blink at that chance to do it.
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Robert Kiyosaki
American Author
Ken Lay, the disgraced former chairman of Enron, found a way to escape his legal problems: He died after being convicted of fraud and conspiracy charges.
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Ann-Margret
Swedish Actress
Ken Russell was wonderful to me. I'd heard all these things about how he'd yell and scream at people, but I found him to be a very nice, normal person.
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Michael Ramsey
English Clergyman
Ken Lay has, does and will continue to accept responsibility for the fall of Enron. He was the man at the controls. But failure is not a crime.
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Reggie Jackson
American Athlete
Ken Holtzman could pitch a game in ninety minutes. Wouldn't throw a breaking ball. And he had a great breaking ball.
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Gillian Jacobs
American Actress
Ken Jeong might be my biggest fan.
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Alice Coltrane
American Musician
When looking through the spiritual eye, or the third eye encased within the human mind, one can see vividly beyond the ken of human eyesight, beyond the material atom, and into the future, thereby transcending the limitations of time and space.
Quote examples
Erica Jong
American Novelist
Ken, my husband, just smelled like he belonged to me. I'm not talking about hygiene. I'm talking about when you hug him, he either feels like a member of your tribe or not. It's their scent.
Quote examples
Jess Phillips
British Politician
Ken Livingstone appears incapable of contrition. That is why he must be thrown out of the Labour party. He is so certain he is right about everything, he won't come close to change.
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Ken Jeong
American Actor
I do think 'Dr. Ken,' at its heart, is about a great doctor who's a bit burned out. But even when I was a burned-out doctor, I was still happy and had a life outside of work.
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Kevin Feige
American Producer
In the case of 'Thor,' it was just casting the best people for the part. Ken Branagh had the idea to cast Idris Elba as Heimdall, and we didn't blink at that chance to do it.
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Robert Kiyosaki
American Author
Ken Lay, the disgraced former chairman of Enron, found a way to escape his legal problems: He died after being convicted of fraud and conspiracy charges.
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Ann-Margret
Swedish Actress
Ken Russell was wonderful to me. I'd heard all these things about how he'd yell and scream at people, but I found him to be a very nice, normal person.
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Michael Ramsey
English Clergyman
Ken Lay has, does and will continue to accept responsibility for the fall of Enron. He was the man at the controls. But failure is not a crime.
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Reggie Jackson
American Athlete
Ken Holtzman could pitch a game in ninety minutes. Wouldn't throw a breaking ball. And he had a great breaking ball.
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Gillian Jacobs
American Actress
Ken Jeong might be my biggest fan.
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