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knowl·edge·a·ble
or knowl·edg·a·ble (nŏl′ĭ-jə-bəl)adj.
Possessing or showing knowledge or intelligence; perceptive and well-informed.
knowl′edge·a·bil′i·ty n.
knowl′edge·ably adv.
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knowledgeable
(ˈnɒlɪdʒəbəl) orknowledgable
adj
possessing or indicating much knowledge
ˈknowledgeableness, ˈknowledgableness n
ˈknowledgeably, ˈknowledgably adv
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knowl•edge•a•ble
or knowl•edg•a•ble
(ˈnɒl ɪ dʒə bəl)adj.
possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; well-informed; perceptive.
[1600–10]
knowl′edge•a•bly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | knowledgeable - highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience" educated - possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge) |
| 2. | knowledgeable - alert and fully informed; "a knowing collector of rare books"; "surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on" informed - having much knowledge or education; "an informed public"; "informed opinion"; "the informed customer" | |
| 3. | knowledgeable - thoroughly acquainted through study or experience; "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read experienced, experient - having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation |
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knowledgeable
adjective
1. well-informed, acquainted, conversant, au fait (French), experienced, understanding, aware, familiar, conscious, switched-on (informal), in the know (informal), sussed (Brit. slang), cognizant, in the loop, au courant (French), clued-up (informal) school-age children who were very knowledgeable about soccer
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knowledgeable
adjective1. Provided with information; made aware:
2. Having or showing intelligence, often of a high order:
Informal: brainy.
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Translations
حَسَنُ الإِطِّلاعِواسِع الإطِّلاع
erudovaný
kyndigvelinformeretvidende
tietäväinen
naobraženobrazovanučenupućen
jól informált
sem er vel aî sér
見識のある
박식한
kunnig
มีความรู้
am hiểu
knowledgeable
[ˈnɒlɪdʒəbl] ADJ [person] (gen) → informado; (in specific subject) → entendido (about en) [remark] → eruditoshe's very knowledgeable about antiques → es muy entendida en antigüedades, sabe mucho de antigüedades
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
knowledgeable
[ˈnɒlɪdʒəbəl] adj → bien informé(e)to be knowledgeable about sth → s'y connaître en qch
She's very knowledgeable about computers → Elle s'y connaît bien en informatique.knowledge-based [ˈnɒlɪdʒbeɪst] n
[society, economy] → de la connaissance; [product] → basé sur la connaissance
The shift from an industrial to a knowledge-based economy → Le passage d'une économie industrielle à une économie de la connaissance
The shift from an industrial to a knowledge-based economy → Le passage d'une économie industrielle à une économie de la connaissance
[system] → expert inv
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
knowledgeable
adj person → kenntnisreich, bewandert; report → gut fundiert; to be knowledgeable → viel wissen (→ about über +acc)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
knowledge
(ˈnolidʒ) noun1. the fact of knowing. She was greatly encouraged by the knowledge that she had won first prize in the competition.
2. information or what is known. He had a vast amount of knowledge about boats.
3. the whole of what can be learned or found out. Science is a branch of knowledge about which I am rather ignorant.
ˈknowledgeable adjective having a great deal of information. He is very knowledgeable about the history of the city.
general knowledge knowledge about a wide range of subjects. The teacher sometimes tests our general knowledge.
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knowledgeable
→ حَسَنُ الإِطِّلاعِ erudovaný vidende kenntnisreich γνώστης entendido tietäväinen instruit upućen bene informato 見識のある 박식한 op de hoogte velinformert dobrze poinformowany instruído осведомленный kunnig มีความรู้ bilgili am hiểu 知识渊博的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009