- knowledge
- nounADJECTIVE▪ new▪ basic▪ considerable, great, vast▪ complete, comprehensive, sound (esp. BrE), thorough▪ deep, detailed, in-depth, intimate, profound▪
She has an intimate knowledge of the Asian market.
▪ broad, encyclopedic, extensive, wide▪ expert, special, specialist, specialized▪ inside▪He managed to find contacts who had inside knowledge of the organization.
▪ local▪ direct, first-hand▪ current, up-to-date (esp. BrE)▪ limited, rudimentary, superficial▪I have a limited knowledge of French.
▪ general▪I don't like quizzes because my general knowledge is so poor.
▪ factual▪ practical, useful▪ working▪He has a good working knowledge of the subject.
▪ professional▪ medical, scientific, technical, etc.▪ traditional▪ human▪ common, public▪It's common knowledge that he's left his wife.
▪ personal▪ full▪She had acted with her parents' full knowledge and consent.
▪ previous, prior… OF KNOWLEDGE▪ body▪This approach reveals gaps in the current body of knowledge.
VERB + KNOWLEDGE▪ acquire, gain▪ have, possess▪I have no knowledge of his whereabouts.
▪ demonstrate, show, show off▪ test▪ require▪No previous knowledge is required for the job.
▪ apply, use▪The job gave her the chance to apply the knowledge she had acquired at college.
▪ transfer▪She cannot transfer this knowledge to a new situation.
▪ impart, share, spread▪The bartender was happy to share his knowledge of wine with us.
▪The volunteers' task is to spread knowledge of how to prevent the disease.
▪ advance, enhance, expand, extend, improve, increase▪Research is important to advance scientific knowledge.
▪ deny▪He denied all knowledge of what had happened.
PREPOSITION▪ in the knowledge▪They put the car on the market in the full knowledge that it had design faults.
▪ to sb's knowledge▪He's never worked here to my knowledge.
▪ with sb's knowledge▪The letter was sent with the full knowledge of the head of department.
▪ without sb's knowledge▪She borrowed my car without my knowledge.
▪ knowledge of▪a wide knowledge of antiques
PHRASES▪ a wealth of knowledge▪Martin brings a wealth of knowledge to the job.
▪ a gap in your knowledge▪I did some research to fill in the gaps in my knowledge.
▪ the pursuit of knowledge▪ secure in the knowledge▪We invested in gold, secure in the knowledge that the metal would retain its value.
▪ to the best of your knowledge▪She still lives in San Francisco to the best of my knowledge.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
