Ken Definition
 kĕn 
  kenned, kenning, kens
  
    noun
  
 
    kens
  
Range of vision.
 Webster's New World 
Mental perception; range of knowledge.
 That is beyond my ken.
 Webster's New World 
View; sight.
 American Heritage 
    verb
  
 
    kenned, kenning, kens
  
To know.
 Webster's New World 
To know (of or about)
 Webster's New World 
To see; look at; descry.
 Webster's New World 
To recognize.
 Webster's New World 
To have knowledge or an understanding.
 American Heritage 
    abbreviation
  
 Kentucky.
 American Heritage 
    pronoun
  
 A diminutive of the male given name Kenneth.
Wiktionary 
Origin of Ken
-  From Middle English kennen (influenced by Old Norse kenna to know) from Old English cennan to declare gnō- in Indo-European roots From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition 
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