Its meaning soon broadened, however, to mean “range of vision” or “sight” on land or sea. Explore the slang meaning of 'ken', its historical roots, and how it's used in contemporary communication See examples of ken used in a sentence.
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In this context, the phrase is infelicitous
' beyond one's ken ', in its ordinary usage, means beyond one's powers of comprehension.
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.
