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Knowing vs Suspecting - What's the difference?

knowing | suspecting |

As verbs the difference between knowing and suspecting

is that knowing is present participle of lang=en while suspecting is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective knowing

is possessing knowledge or understanding; intelligent.

As a noun knowing

is the act or condition of having knowledge.

knowing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Possessing knowledge or understanding; intelligent.
  • * South
    • The knowing and intelligent part of the world.
  • Shrewd or showing clever awareness.
    • a knowing rascal
  • Suggestive of private knowledge.
  • Deliberate

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * knowingly

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or condition of having knowledge.
  • * 2009 , Gilbert Ryle, The Concept of Mind: 60th Anniversary Edition (page 194)
    • Sensations then, are not perceivings, observings or findings; they are not detectings, scannings or inspectings; they are not apprehendings, cognisings, intuitings or knowings .

    suspecting

    English

    Verb

    (head)