Its meaning soon broadened, however, to mean “range of vision” or “sight” on land or sea. See examples of ken used in a sentence. An idea beyond one's ken Range of sight or vision. In this context, the phrase is infelicitous ' beyond one's ken ', in its ordinary usage, means beyond one's powers of comprehension.
In common usage a fossil word, found only in phrases such as beyond one’s ken and swim into one’s ken. Ken in american english (ken) noun a male given name, form of kendall or kenneth An inveterate tinkerer, he built groundbreaking guitars that were displayed in art galleries and played by joni mitchell, trent reznor and many others. The word “ken” has roots in old english and middle english, and its original meaning was related to knowledge, perception, and understanding Over time, the word has evolved and taken on different nuances and connotations. A male given name, form of kendall or kenneth
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