Know
Know verb - To have a practical understanding of.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| way | know way | probe way |
| location | know location | probe location |
| information | know information | probe information |
| secrets | know secrets | probe secrets |
Both words in one sentence
- The second time, the aliens probing him are actually aware he's not the right person - but they do know he had to use the weapon, so they probe him for details of its workings.
Source: Interrogated for Nothing -
From what we know of them, they were grown in test tubes, are obsessed with Anal Probing, and got to Timeless Space via attempting to "probe" a Time Machine with a rake (in a parody of X-COM).
Source: The Greys -
They can build immensely elaborate scenarios for the person they want to probe and determine what they know from their choices and actions inside the simulation.
Source: Literature / The Quantum Thief
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