know from a bar of soap
know from a bar of soap · knows from a bar of soap · knew from a bar of soap · known from a bar of soap · knowing from a bar of soap
To know; to be acquainted withTo know; to be acquainted with (a person).
Meaning
1 senses(Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, UK, idiomatic, informal)To know; to be acquainted with (a person).
After she won the lottery, Marge had long-lost relatives she didn't know from a bar of soap come up to her to ask for money.
Forms
knows from a bar of soap, knowing from a bar of soap, knew from a bar of soap, known from a bar of soap| Base form | know from a bar of soap · to know from a bar of soap |
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| 3rd person singular | knows from a bar of soap |
| Present participle | knowing from a bar of soap |
| Past simple | knew from a bar of soap |
| Past participle | known from a bar of soap |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | know from a bar of soap |
| he, she, it | knows from a bar of soap |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | knew from a bar of soap |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have known from a bar of soap |
| he, she, it | has known from a bar of soap |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will know from a bar of soap |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle