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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

know backwards en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

Suggesting such familiarity with something that one could recite or list it even in reverse order.

Meanings

  1. (UK, transitive) To have very thorough knowledge of.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
know back to front alternative lexicographic
know backward and forward alternative lexicographic
knows backwards Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
knew backwards Tense=Past lexicographic
known backwards Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
knowing backwards Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
know backwards and forwards alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

know inside and out

Translations (3)

pl znać jak własną kieszeń (have a very thorough knowledge) · da have dyb kundskab (have a very thorough knowledge) · pl znać od podszewki (have a very thorough knowledge)