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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

in the know en · ADP

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) Informed; aware.
    • He appears to be in the know about such matters.
    • Anyone who is in the know doesn't shop there.
    • "Reet. Wot fort do? I'm off wom.". No, we're not speaking a foreign language, although the bulk of readers could be forgiven for thinking so. Rather, for those in the know, it is of course a typical example of 'Wiganese' dialect, which has been brought to life by an Avanti West Coast-funded mural in the underpass of Wigan North Western station. 2022 January 12, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 948, page 70:
    • Those in the know don't shop at that kind of store.

Antonyms

in the dark

Translations (33)

fr au courant (informed, aware) · it al corrente (informed, aware) · es al tanto (informed, aware) · cmn 有知識的 /有知识的 (informed, aware) · hu tájékozott (informed, aware) · fi tietävä (informed, aware) · hy բիթի (informed, aware) · de eingeweiht (informed, aware) · es al corriente (informed, aware) · de im Bilde über etwas sein (informed, aware) · da informeret (informed, aware) · cmn 知情 (informed, aware) · hu beavatott (informed, aware) · es al loro (informed, aware) · uk обі́знаний (informed, aware) · nl ingewijd (informed, aware) · pt informado (informed, aware) · hu képben van (informed, aware) · ca al corrent (informed, aware) · et teadlik (informed, aware) · da velinformeret (informed, aware) · hy տեղյակ (informed, aware) · es en todas (informed, aware) · ru в ку́рсе (informed, aware) · pl wtajemniczony (informed, aware) · fr au parfum (informed, aware) · hu jól értesült (informed, aware) · es en el ajo (informed, aware) · it informato (informed, aware) · uk в ку́рсі (informed, aware) · pt atento (informed, aware) · es en la pomada (informed, aware) · ar عَلَى عِلْم (informed, aware)