knowingly

English

Etymology

knowing +‎ -ly

Adverb

knowingly (comparative more knowingly, superlative most knowingly)

1. In the manner of one who knows.

   She smiled knowingly, but kept the secret.

   • 1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 121:

     He pursed his lips knowingly and winked exaggeratedly.

2. With knowledge of all relevant facts.

   We keep our prices low and are never knowingly undersold.

Translations

knowingly

• Bulgarian: съзнателно (bg) (sǎznatelno), преднамерено (bg) (prednamereno)
• Danish: megetsigende
• Finnish: tietoisesti (fi), tieten tahtoen (fi), tieten (fi), varta vasten (fi)
• French: sciemment (fr)

  Old French: esciemment

• Georgian: შეგნებულად (šegnebulad)

• German: wissentlich (de), bewusst (de)
• Hindi: जानकर (jānkar)
• Latin: scienter
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: megetsigende (no)

• Russian: понима́юще (ru) (ponimájušče)
• Spanish: sabiamente, a sabiendas (es), conscientemente (es), con conocimiento de causa