1. Pouvoir identifier quelqu'un, quelque chose, les reconnaître ou avoir appris leur nom, ce qu'ils sont, qui ils sont : Je connais le garçon qui est là-bas.Il connaît bien les champignons.
2. Avoir appris comment quelqu'un, un animal, un groupe vivent, se comportent et pouvoir prévoir leurs réactions, leurs sentiments, etc. : Apprendre à connaître les animaux.
3. Entrer en contact avec quelqu'un, faire sa connaissance, l'avoir parmi ses relations : Quand et où avez-vous connu Jacques ?
4. Être déjà allé dans un lieu, être au courant de sa disposition, de ses particularités et pouvoir y trouver son chemin : Vous connaissez Lyon ?
5. Être au courant de quelque chose, de l'existence de quelqu'un, le savoir et pouvoir le dire : Connaître l'adresse d'un bon restaurant dans le quartier.
7. Être au courant du fonctionnement d'un appareil, des éléments qui concourent à une situation, etc., en avoir l'expérience : Vous connaissez bien cette machine, montrez-moi comment elle marche.
être très au courant de quelque chose, être calé dans une science, une technique, etc.
Faire connaître,
montrer, indiquer, dire, apprendre quelque chose à quelqu'un, l'en informer, porter à sa connaissance l'existence de quelqu'un, le lui faire rencontrer ; lui faire découvrir et, en particulier, apprécier quelque chose ou quelqu'un.
Familier. Je ne connais que lui,
je le connais très bien.
Ne connaître que,
ne prendre en considération que quelqu'un, quelque chose.
inscription gravée sur le fronton du temple de Delphes et dont Socrate avait fait sa maxime favorite.
Ne plus se connaître,
être hors de soi, égaré par la colère, etc.
Ou je ne m'y connais pas,
se dit pour indiquer qu'on est sûr de ce qu'on vient d'énoncer.
Difficultés de connaître
CONJUGAISON
En orthographe traditionnelle (non réformée), avec accent circonflexe sur le i devant t
Citations avec connaître
Anonyme Connais-toi toi-même.
Commentaire Maxime inscrite sur le temple d'Apollon Pythien à Delphes. Elle joue un rôle essentiel dans la pensée socratique.
Anonyme Connais-toi toi-même.
Commentaire Ces mots fameux étaient gravés sur le fronton du temple de Delphes. C'était la maxime de Socrate ; il l'adopta, l'expliqua et la rendit à jamais célèbre.
Jacques Bénigne Bossuet (Dijon 1627-Paris 1704) […] Il faut aller jusqu'à l'horreur quand on se connaît. Lettre au maréchal de Bellefonds
Thomas Browne (Londres 1605-Norwich 1682) Nul homme ne peut justement en censurer ou en condamner un autre, car, à la vérité, nul homme n'en connaît vraiment un autre. No man can justly censure or condemn another, because indeed no man truly knows another. Religio Medici, II, 4
Jean Calvin de son vrai nom Cauvin (Noyon, Oise, 1509-Genève 1564) C'est chose notoire que l'homme ne parvient jamais à la pure connaissance de soi-même jusqu'à ce qu'il ait contemplé la face de Dieu, et que, du regard de celle-ci, il descende à regarder soi. Institution de la religion chrétienne
sainte Catherine, de Sienne [Caterina Benincasa] (Sienne 1347-Rome 1380) Qu'est-ce qui nous rend forts et persévérants ? L'oraison humble et continuelle faite dans la cellule de la connaissance de soi-même et de la bonté de Dieu en soi. Quale è quella cosa che ci fa forti e perseveranti ? È l'orazione umile e continua, fatta nella casa del cognoscimento di sé e della bontà di Dio in sé. Lettere, A frere Francesco Tebaldi di Fiorenza
Cicéron en latin Marcus Tullius Cicero (Arpinum 106-Formies 43 avant J.-C.) Que chacun s'exerce dans l'art qu'il connaît. Tusculanes, I, 18 Quam quisque norit artem, in hac se exerceat.
Commentaire Cicéron cite ce précepte comme un proverbe grec.
Paul Claudel (Villeneuve-sur-Fère, Aisne, 1868-Paris 1955) Rien ne me paraît plus faux que la maxime socratique : Connais-toi toi-même. Le vrai moyen de connaissance serait plutôt : Oublie-toi toi-même. Mémoires improvisés, Gallimard
Confucius en chinois Kongzi ou Kongfuzi [maître Kong] (551-479 avant J.-C.) Le sage ne s'afflige pas de ce que les hommes ne le connaissent pas ; il s'afflige de ne pas connaître les hommes. Entretiens, I, 1 (traduction S. Couvreur)
Marie de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand (château de Chamrond, près de Charolles, Bourgogne, 1697-Paris 1780) [Dans Montaigne] le je et le moi sont à chaque ligne, mais quelles sont les connaissances qu'on peut avoir, si ce n'est par le je et le moi ? Lettre à Horace Walpole
Anatole François Thibault, dit AnatoleFrance (Paris 1844-La Béchellerie, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, 1924) Académie française, 1896 Je tiens la connaissance de soi comme une source de soucis, d'inquiétudes et de tourments. Je me suis fréquenté le moins possible. Le Petit Pierre, Calmann-Lévy
André Frénaud (Montceau-les-Mines 1907-Paris 1993) À force de s'aimer l'on ne se connaît plus. Il n'y a pas de paradis, Gallimard
André Gide (Paris 1869-Paris 1951) Le meilleur moyen pour apprendre à se connaître, c'est de chercher à comprendre autrui. Journal, Gallimard
Jean de La Fontaine (Château-Thierry 1621-Paris 1695) Il connaît l'univers et ne se connaît pas. Fables, Démocrite et les Abdéritains
François, duc de La Rochefoucauld (Paris 1613-Paris 1680) Tous ceux qui connaissent leur esprit ne connaissent pas leur cœur. Maximes
François, duc de La Rochefoucauld (Paris 1613-Paris 1680) Les occasions nous font connaître aux autres, et encore plus à nous-mêmes. Maximes
François, duc de La Rochefoucauld (Paris 1613-Paris 1680) Il y a des gens niais qui se connaissent et qui emploient habilement leur niaiserie. Maximes
Alphonse de Prât deLamartine (Mâcon 1790-Paris 1869) Notre crime est d'être homme et de vouloir connaître. Premières Méditations poétiques, l'Homme
Henri René Lenormand (Paris 1882-Paris 1951) Là où il cesse de se connaître, le plus pur d'entre nous devient un monstre. L'Amour magicien, Crès
Louis XIV (Saint-Germain-en-Laye 1638-Versailles 1715) roi de France Et pour cet art de connaître les hommes […], je vous dirai, mon fils, qu'il se peut apprendre, mais qu'il ne se peut enseigner. Mémoires
André Malraux (Paris 1901-Créteil 1976) Connaître par l'intelligence, c'est la tentation vaine de se passer du temps. La Condition humaine, Gallimard
François Mauriac (Bordeaux 1885-Paris 1970) Académie française, 1933 Nous ne connaissons bien que ce dont nous sommes dépouillés. Trois Grands Hommes devant Dieu, Le Capitole
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (château de Montaigne, aujourd'hui commune de Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne, Dordogne, 1533-château de Montaigne, aujourd'hui commune de Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne, Dordogne, 1592) Ce grand monde […] c'est le miroir où il nous faut regarder pour nous connaître de bon biais. Essais, I, 26
George Moore (Moore Hall, comté de Mayo, 1852-Londres 1933) Nos amis ne connaissent jamais que les marges d'eux-mêmes qu'ils découvrent en nous. Our friends only understand those margins of themselves which they discover in us. Memoirs of my Dead Life, XII
Alfred de Musset (Paris 1810-Paris 1857) L'homme est un apprenti, la douleur est son maître, Et nul ne se connaît tant qu'il n'a pas souffert. Poésies, la Nuit d'octobre
Friedrich Nietzsche (Röcken, près de Lützen, 1844-Weimar 1900) Connais-toi toi-même, voilà toute la science. C'est seulement quand la connaissance des choses sera achevée que l'homme se connaîtra lui-même. Car les choses ne sont que les limites de l'homme. L'Aurore Erkenne dich selbst ist die ganze Wissenschaft. - Erst am Ende der Erkenntnis aller Dinge wird der Mensch sich selber erkannt haben. Denn die Dinge sind nur die Grenzen des Menschen. Morgenröte
Marie Rouget, dite MarieNoël (Auxerre 1883-Auxerre 1967) Connais-moi si tu peux, ô passant, connais-moi ! Je suis ce que tu crois et suis tout le contraire. Les Chansons et les heures, Connais-moi , Stock
Ovide en latin Publius Ovidius Naso (Sulmona, Abruzzes, 43 avant J.-C.-Tomes, aujourd'hui Constanţa, Roumanie, 17 ou 18 après J.-C.) On ne désire pas ce qu'on ne connaît pas. L'Art d'aimer, III, 397 Ignoti nulla cupido.
Blaise Pascal (Clermont, aujourd'hui Clermont-Ferrand, 1623-Paris 1662) Non seulement nous ne connaissons Dieu que par Jésus-Christ, mais nous ne nous connaissons nous-mêmes que par Jésus-Christ. Nous ne connaissons la vie, la mort que par Jésus-Christ. Pensées, 548
Commentaire Chaque citation des Pensées porte en référence un numéro. Celui-ci est le numéro que porte dans l'édition Brunschvicg - laquelle demeure aujourd'hui la plus généralement répandue - le fragment d'où la citation est tirée.
Pierre de Ronsard (château de la Possonnière, Couture-sur-Loir, 1524-prieuré de Saint-Cosme-en-l'Isle, près de Tours, 1585) Celui qui se connaît est seul maître de soi. Discours, Institution pour l'adolescence du roi très chrétien, Charles neuvième du nom
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (Boulogne-sur-Mer 1804-Paris 1869) Connaître à fond, et tel qu'il est, un être humain et l'aimer, c'est impossible. Correspondance, à Mlle Adèle Couriard, 17 mars 1859
Paul-Jean Toulet (Pau 1867-Guéthary 1920) Apprends à te connaître : tu t'aimeras moins, et à connaître les autres : tu ne les aimeras plus. Monsieur du Paur, homme public, Émile-Paul
Virgile en latin Publius Vergilius Maro (Andes, aujourd'hui Pietole, près de Mantoue, 70 avant J.-C.-Brindes 19 avant J.-C.) D'après un seul, connais-les tous. L'Énéide, II, 65 ab uno Disce omnes.
We and our 864 partners store and access personal data, like browsing data or unique identifiers, on your device. Selecting "I Accept" enables tracking technologies to support the purposes shown under "we and our partners process data to provide," whereas selecting "Reject All" or withdrawing your consent will disable them. If trackers are disabled, some content and ads you see may not be as relevant to you. You can resurface this menu to change your choices or withdraw consent at any time by clicking the ["privacy preferences"] link on the bottom of the webpage [or the floating icon on the bottom-left of the webpage, if applicable]. Your choices will have effect within our Website. For more details, refer to our Privacy Policy.
We and our partners process data to provide:
Use precise geolocation data. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Store and/or access information on a device. Personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development.
About Your Privacy
Your Privacy
Targeting Cookies
Functional Cookies
Performance Cookies
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Store and/or access information on a device 702 partners can use this purpose
Personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development 828 partners can use this purpose
Use precise geolocation data 263 partners can use this special feature
Actively scan device characteristics for identification 134 partners can use this special feature
Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix errors 533 partners can use this special purpose
Deliver and present advertising and content 541 partners can use this special purpose
Match and combine data from other data sources 381 partners can use this feature
Link different devices 338 partners can use this feature
Identify devices based on information transmitted automatically 505 partners can use this feature
Save and communicate privacy choices 348 partners can use this special purpose
Your Privacy
We process your data to deliver content or advertisements and measure the delivery of such content or advertisements to extract insights about our website. We share this information with our partners on the basis of consent. You may exercise your right to consent, based on a specific purpose below or at a partner level in the link under each purpose. Some vendors may process your data based on their legitimate interests, which does not require your consent. You cannot object to tracking technologies placed to ensure security, prevent fraud, fix errors, or deliver and present advertising and content, and precise geolocation data and active scanning of device characteristics for identification may be used to support this purpose. This exception does not apply to targeted advertising. These choices will be signaled to our vendors participating in the Transparency and Consent Framework.
More information
Targeting Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.
Performance Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Always Active
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
Store and/or access information on a device 702 partners can use this purpose
Cookies, device or similar online identifiers (e.g. login-based identifiers, randomly assigned identifiers, network based identifiers) together with other information (e.g. browser type and information, language, screen size, supported technologies etc.) can be stored or read on your device to recognise it each time it connects to an app or to a website, for one or several of the purposes presented here.
Personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development 828 partners can use this purpose
Use limited data to select advertising 641 partners can use this purpose
Advertising presented to you on this service can be based on limited data, such as the website or app you are using, your non-precise location, your device type or which content you are (or have been) interacting with (for example, to limit the number of times an ad is presented to you).
Create profiles for personalised advertising 520 partners can use this purpose
Information about your activity on this service (such as forms you submit, content you look at) can be stored and combined with other information about you (for example, information from your previous activity on this service and other websites or apps) or similar users. This is then used to build or improve a profile about you (that might include possible interests and personal aspects). Your profile can be used (also later) to present advertising that appears more relevant based on your possible interests by this and other entities.
Use profiles to select personalised advertising 516 partners can use this purpose
Advertising presented to you on this service can be based on your advertising profiles, which can reflect your activity on this service or other websites or apps (like the forms you submit, content you look at), possible interests and personal aspects.
Create profiles to personalise content 230 partners can use this purpose
Information about your activity on this service (for instance, forms you submit, non-advertising content you look at) can be stored and combined with other information about you (such as your previous activity on this service or other websites or apps) or similar users. This is then used to build or improve a profile about you (which might for example include possible interests and personal aspects). Your profile can be used (also later) to present content that appears more relevant based on your possible interests, such as by adapting the order in which content is shown to you, so that it is even easier for you to find content that matches your interests.
Use profiles to select personalised content 203 partners can use this purpose
Content presented to you on this service can be based on your content personalisation profiles, which can reflect your activity on this or other services (for instance, the forms you submit, content you look at), possible interests and personal aspects. This can for example be used to adapt the order in which content is shown to you, so that it is even easier for you to find (non-advertising) content that matches your interests.
Measure advertising performance 748 partners can use this purpose
Information regarding which advertising is presented to you and how you interact with it can be used to determine how well an advert has worked for you or other users and whether the goals of the advertising were reached. For instance, whether you saw an ad, whether you clicked on it, whether it led you to buy a product or visit a website, etc. This is very helpful to understand the relevance of advertising campaigns.
Measure content performance 371 partners can use this purpose
Information regarding which content is presented to you and how you interact with it can be used to determine whether the (non-advertising) content e.g. reached its intended audience and matched your interests. For instance, whether you read an article, watch a video, listen to a podcast or look at a product description, how long you spent on this service and the web pages you visit etc. This is very helpful to understand the relevance of (non-advertising) content that is shown to you.
Understand audiences through statistics or combinations of data from different sources 470 partners can use this purpose
Reports can be generated based on the combination of data sets (like user profiles, statistics, market research, analytics data) regarding your interactions and those of other users with advertising or (non-advertising) content to identify common characteristics (for instance, to determine which target audiences are more receptive to an ad campaign or to certain contents).
Develop and improve services 562 partners can use this purpose
Information about your activity on this service, such as your interaction with ads or content, can be very helpful to improve products and services and to build new products and services based on user interactions, the type of audience, etc. This specific purpose does not include the development or improvement of user profiles and identifiers.
Use limited data to select content 137 partners can use this purpose
Content presented to you on this service can be based on limited data, such as the website or app you are using, your non-precise location, your device type, or which content you are (or have been) interacting with (for example, to limit the number of times a video or an article is presented to you).
Use precise geolocation data 263 partners can use this special feature
With your acceptance, your precise location (within a radius of less than 500 metres) may be used in support of the purposes explained in this notice.
Actively scan device characteristics for identification 134 partners can use this special feature
With your acceptance, certain characteristics specific to your device might be requested and used to distinguish it from other devices (such as the installed fonts or plugins, the resolution of your screen) in support of the purposes explained in this notice.
Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix errors 533 partners can use this special purpose
Always Active
Your data can be used to monitor for and prevent unusual and possibly fraudulent activity (for example, regarding advertising, ad clicks by bots), and ensure systems and processes work properly and securely. It can also be used to correct any problems you, the publisher or the advertiser may encounter in the delivery of content and ads and in your interaction with them.
Deliver and present advertising and content 541 partners can use this special purpose
Always Active
Certain information (like an IP address or device capabilities) is used to ensure the technical compatibility of the content or advertising, and to facilitate the transmission of the content or ad to your device.
Match and combine data from other data sources 381 partners can use this feature
Always Active
Information about your activity on this service may be matched and combined with other information relating to you and originating from various sources (for instance your activity on a separate online service, your use of a loyalty card in-store, or your answers to a survey), in support of the purposes explained in this notice.
Link different devices 338 partners can use this feature
Always Active
In support of the purposes explained in this notice, your device might be considered as likely linked to other devices that belong to you or your household (for instance because you are logged in to the same service on both your phone and your computer, or because you may use the same Internet connection on both devices).
Identify devices based on information transmitted automatically 505 partners can use this feature
Always Active
Your device might be distinguished from other devices based on information it automatically sends when accessing the Internet (for instance, the IP address of your Internet connection or the type of browser you are using) in support of the purposes exposed in this notice.
Save and communicate privacy choices 348 partners can use this special purpose
Always Active
The choices you make regarding the purposes and entities listed in this notice are saved and made available to those entities in the form of digital signals (such as a string of characters). This is necessary in order to enable both this service and those entities to respect such choices.