English Dictionary
Definition knowledge in British English
knowledge
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
Knowledge is an uncountable noun, so it is never used in the plural:
✗ Students don’t understand how to use these knowledges in real life.
✓ Students don’t understand how to use this knowledge in real life.
✗ We can exchange our experiences and strengthen our knowledges.
✓ We can exchange our experiences and strengthen our knowledge.
Knowledge is sometimes used with a, but only in the pattern a knowledge of something (or a good/deep/thorough etc knowledge of something):
Effective use of language necessitates a good knowledge of grammar.
The usual preposition that follows
✗ It takes more than just knowledge in a subject to succeed.
✓ It takes more than just knowledge of a subject to succeed.
✗ This is where you can gain a general knowledge base, and specific knowledge on the subject you have chosen to study.
✓ This is where you can gain a general knowledge base, and specific knowledge of the subject you have chosen to study.
The preposition about can also be used with knowledge, but it is much less frequent than of:
➡ confused, discover, mind, secret, understand
all the facts that someone knows about a particular subject
Candidates for the job must have a working knowledge of at least one European language.
the pursuit of knowledge
