# knows

Pronunciation: say "NOHZ" US /noʊz/, UK /nəʊz/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of know. — third-person singular simple present indicative of know
   - Simple: The form of know used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The teacher knows each student by name within a week._
   - _Nobody knows what caused the power outage last night._
3. In nonstandard or dialectal English, the present-tense form of know used across all persons, singular and plural, where standard usage alternates between know and knows. *(nonstandard)*
   - Simple: In some dialects, the present form of "know" used with any subject, not only he or she.
   - _I knows every shortcut through these hills, sir._
   - _They knows the river better than any map could show._

## Noun

2. Plural of know. — plural of know
   - Simple: Plural of know. This plural is rare.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/knows (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).