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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

know inside and out en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To know (something or someone) very thoroughly.
    • He's still new to their system, but he knows databases inside and out and will understand the rest soon.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
known inside and out Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
knowing inside and out Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
knew inside and out Tense=Past lexicographic
knows inside and out Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

ins and outs · inside out

Synonyms

know back to front · know like a book · know like the back of one's hand · know backwards

Translations (12)

de etwas in- und auswendig kennen (know (something) very thoroughly) · es conocerlo como si lo hubiera parido (know (something) very thoroughly) · fi tuntea läpikotaisin (know (something) very thoroughly) · zza teberi u zeri zanayen (know (something) very thoroughly) · da kende ind og ud (know (something) very thoroughly) · pl znać od podszewki (know (something) very thoroughly) · fr connaître sur le bout des doigts (know (something) very thoroughly) · pl znać jak własną kieszeń (know (something) very thoroughly) · sv känna/kunna något utan och innan (know (something) very thoroughly) · de etwas wie die eigene Westentasche kennen (know (something) very thoroughly) · ru знать назубо́к (know (something) very thoroughly) · ru знать вдоль и поперёк (know (something) very thoroughly)