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 Host, 51, took to instagram to share some heartbreaking news with his fans Its meaning soon broadened, however, to mean “range of vision” or “sight” on land or sea.
See examples of ken used in a sentence. Earlier this week, the jeopardy In this context, the phrase is infelicitous
An idea beyond one's ken Range of sight or vision. Ken is also a masculine given name of scottish / scottish gaelic origin It is used as a given name or as a short form of names with the letters ken (like kenneth, kenan, kendrick, kendall, kennedy, mackenzie, kenson, or kenelm).
Ken in american english (ken) noun a male given name, form of kendall or kenneth 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. Ken jennings has confirmed he is leaving one of his hosting gigs
