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Entry 5 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Ken

/(kĕn)/ · IPA /kɛn/
01 n. A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves.
  1. 1.
    A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves.[Slang, Eng.]
02 v. t. To know; to understand; to take cognizance of.
imp. & p. p. Kenned; p. pr. & vb. n. Kenning
  1. 1.
    To know; to understand; to take cognizance of.[Archaic or Scot.]
  2. 2.
    To recognize; to descry; to discern.[Archaic or Scot.]
    “'T is he. I ken the manner of his gait.” — Shak.
03 v. i. To look around.
  1. 1.
    To look around.[Obs.]
04 n. Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge.
  1. 1.
    Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge.
    “Above the reach and ken of a mortal apprehension.” — South.
    “It was relief to quit the ken And the inquiring looks of men.” — Trench.