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
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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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