| Subject | Russian | English |
| gen. | близко знать | be on intimate terms with (george serebryakov) |
| gen. | близко и т.д. знать | know smb. intimately (personally, slightly, only casually, etc., кого́-л.) |
| gen. | близко знать | intimately know (It is clear to us, by abundant testimony of those who intimately knew him, that nothing could relist the engaging suavity of his address, or the captivating variety of ... | My First 2000 Men: Revelations from a Woman Who Intimately Knew Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lewis... by Liz Renay Alexander Demidov) |
| Makarov. | вы близки ко двору и поэтому, находясь возле первоисточника всех новостей, вы знаете, что будет в газетах ещё до того, как они напечатаны | you are about the court, and so, being at the fountain-head, know what is in the papers before they are printed |
| gen. | те, кто знал его близко | those close to him (Дюнан) |
