Ken appeared on the English horizon in the 16th century referring to the distance bounding the range of ordinary vision at sea (about 20 miles), and would thus have been familiar to skippers in particular. …

1. knowledge or understanding: an idea beyond one's ken. 2. range of sight or vision.

KEN definition: knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception. See examples of ken used in a sentence.

7 meanings: 1. range of knowledge or perception (esp in the phrases beyond or in one's ken) 2. Scottish and Northern England.... Click for more definitions.

2 days ago · In common usage a fossil word, found only in phrases such as beyond one’s ken and swim into one’s ken.

Ken definition: Perception; understanding.

Jul 20, 2023 · Ken, who, yes, is a Pisces, was created as a male counterpart and companion to Barbie by Ruth Handler, the inventor of the iconic mononymous fashion doll.

In Scots law, to acknowledge or recognize by a judicial act: as, to ken a widow to her terce (that is, to recognize or decree by a judicial act the right of a widow to the life-rent of her share of her deceased …

There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun ken, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

These changes occurred for reasons that are beyond my ken. [=reasons that I do not know or understand] miracles that are beyond human ken [=miracles that cannot be understood by human …