conocer — to know +[person/ neighbour/ colleague]

conocer · conociendo · conocido infinitive · gerund · participle

+a+de+[persona/vecino/compañero]+[novia/jefe/invitados]

Meanings of conocer

to know +[person/ neighbour/ colleague] +[persona/ vecino/ compañero]

Conozco a mi vecino desde hace diez años y es muy amable.I have known my neighbour for ten years, and he is very kind.

to meet +[girlfriend/ boss/ guests] for the first time +[novia/ jefe/ invitados]

Conocí a mi mujer en una fiesta hace veinte años.I met my wife at a party twenty years ago.

to have been to +[city/ country/ museum] +[ciudad/ país/ museo]

¿Conoces Barcelona? Yo estuve allí el verano pasado.Have you been to Barcelona? I was there last summer.

to know +[subject/ language/ trade] +[tema/ idioma/ oficio]

El profesor conoce muy bien el tema del que habla.The teacher knows the subject he is talking about very well.

to recognise +[person/ song] +[by voice/ lyrics] +[persona/ canción] +[por voz/ letra]

Te conocí por la voz en cuanto contestaste el teléfono.I recognised you by your voice as soon as you answered the phone.

to learn about +[news/ results/ details] +[noticia/ resultado/ detalles]

Ayer conocimos la noticia de su boda por el periódico.Yesterday we learned the news of his wedding from the newspaper.

saber · knowreconocer · recognize

ignorar · be unaware of/ not knowdesconocer · not to know; to be unfamiliar with

to know each other +[entre sí]

Marta y Luis se conocen desde la universidad.Marta and Luis have known each other since university.

to meet (for the first time), to get to know each other +[en boda/ fiesta/ viaje]

Nos conocimos en una boda hace tres años.We met at a wedding three years ago.

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