verb
definition
To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life).
Examples of ken in a Sentence
The Jumna and the Ken are the only two navigable rivers.
Only now we know that no one of these is more than a single glimpse at a vast complex of phenomena, most of which lie for ever beyond our ken.
Rohde (Rheinisches Museum, i., 1895) regards them as spirits of the storm, which at the bidding of the gods carry off human beings alive to the under-world or some spot beyond human ken.
Children were taught folk songs " Do ye ken John Peel?
Such a sketch must pass lightly over debatable ground, and must consist largely of suggestions still in need of confirmation; but if it serves as a frame into which more precise and more detailed statements may be fitted as they come to the ken of the reader, its object will be attained.
Ah dinnae ken what ah'm daein WI ma life... it's aw jist a mess, Danny.
Wheels creak on their axles as the cogs engage one another and the revolving pulleys whirr with the rapidity of their movement, but a neighboring wheel is as quiet and motionless as though it were prepared to remain so for a hundred years; but the moment comes when the lever catches it and obeying the impulse that wheel begins to creak and joins in the common motion the result and aim of which are beyond its ken.
Leaving aside the primitive phases of the religion as lying beyond the ken of historical investigation, we may note the sharp distinction to be made between the pre-Khammurabic age and the post-Khammurabic age.
Scots language, if you ken whit ah mean?
Ah ken a suld hae said in Elgin fowk wid hae hid the Doric.
Maybe it was done to welcome back our own musical maestro Ken Davis.
Ye ken fine I wis twa miles awa at the Academy fin it happened.
It niver hid a name, aye a richt name, ye ken.
Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick will executive produce the 2007 Emmy show, with hopes of bringing back some viewers.
Seth Rogen earned his first role as Ken Miller in the low-rated, cult classic television series Freaks and Geeks (1999) during an open casting call.
Their drummer was Ken Dudney, who eventually became Mandrell's husband.
In 1969, Ken Dudney went overseas with the U.S. Navy, and Barbara Mandrell decided to move to Nashville to try her hand at a serious music career.
Ken Ausubel, one of the founders of Seeds of Change, has written several books on biodiversity.
Ken, Ryu, and friends found their way to the Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo in a gem-based battle of reflexes and strategy.
President Ken Kutaragi recently announced plans to consolidate the various branches of SCEI into SCE Worldwide Studios.
Ken and Ryu came to represent the Capcom series and became icons for the fighting game genre in general.
In early versions of the ''Street Fighter'' series, Ken Masters was essentially a clone of Ryu with a slightly different look, though in later games he separated himself with an increased focus on speed and quickness.
Ken is 3/4 Japanese, 1/4 Caucasian, and has naturally dark hair (he dyes it blonde).
It was Ken who gave Ryu his now famous red headband.
Ken eventually married a beautiful girl named Eliza (who happens to be sisters with Guile's wife), and has a son named Mel.
Bison. Guile's wife, Jane (known as Julia in Japan) is sisters with Ken's wife, Julia.
The Street Fighter series gave birth to the modern day one-on-one fighting game genre, making Ryu, Ken, Guile and countless others into household names.
Known as Nash in Japan, First Lieutenant Charlie is a two-time U.S. Fighting Tournament Champion, meeting defeat at his entry to Ken Masters.
He was thrown out of Gouken's dojo where both Ken and Ryu were trained, and developed his own breed of martial arts.
It is said that Guy is good friends with Ken and Ryu, and is credited with defeating both Rolento and Sodom.
In fact, Ken and Ryu were the only old names to be found in this rendition of Street Fighter.
A student of Ken Masters, Sean Matsuda hates it when people compare him to the deplorable Dan Hibiki.
Ken Wright Cellars specializes in Pinot Noir wines.
After teaming up with her best friend and stylist Ken Pave, Jessica Simpson launched a successful line of playful and trendy hair pieces cleverly named HairDo! to mimic some of her very own infamous celebrity looks.
Celebrity stylist Ken Paves makes it easy to choose from the wide variety of pieces available in the HairDo!
Whether you want to create a variety of looks ease the grow-out process or help to disguise a less than stellar cut, you can do it all in celebrity style with Jessica and Ken's full line of budget-friendly hair extensions.
Linked to the podcast website are both Kim and Ken's homeschooling blogs.
Ken and Kim Campbell are both of supporters of a relaxed homeschooling method.
From nebulous schedules to a myriad of hands-on activities, Kim and Ken Campbell have given potential homeschoolers an opportunity to estimate the advantages and disadvantages of this particular homeschool approach.
Barbie comes with friends, babies, animals and, who could forget, Ken.
Barbie and Ken have starred as Romeo and Juliet and sported matching Harley Davidson leather.
Kelly has expanded into her own line of dolls, friends and accessories, including Ken's little brother, Tommy.
Mattel released the Ken doll, Barbie's boyfriend in 1961.
He was presented as Ken's friend and Midge's boyfriend, perfect for pretend double dates.
Regardless of the speed, Barbie's Corvette is made for two, so she can drive around a friend (including Ken!) or she can play passenger.
The doll is made of a much whiter-toned plastic than most Barbie and Ken dolls to capture that vampire paleness.
Ken was introduced in 1961 and was named after Ruth's son.
The Ken doll, which came later, was named after the founder's son.
Mattel reports that more than one billion Barbie dolls (including Ken dolls and Skipper dolls) have been sold across the world to date.
At 13.5" high, which is tall enough to escort Barbie to the Kodak Theater now that she has broken up with Ken, he is made out of alloy britannium, then plated in copper, 24-carat gold and nickel silver.