knowing vs up to

knowing

prep
  • Given my knowledge about someone or something. 

adj
  • The ability to know something without being taught. 

  • Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding. 

  • Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent. 

  • Deliberate, wilful. 

  • Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning. 

  • Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic. 

noun
  • The act or condition of having knowledge. 

up to

prep
  • Doing; involved in. 

  • Until. 

  • Incumbent upon; the obligation of; the duty of. 

  • Considering all members of an equivalence class the same. 

  • Within the authority or jurisdiction of. 

  • For the option or decision of. 

  • As much as; no more than. 

  • Next to; near; towards; as far as. 

  • Ready for. 

  • Capable of. 

  • Willing to participate in. 

adj
  • maximum of. 

How often have the words knowing and up to occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )