Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)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.

    etwas in- und auswendig kennen, etwas wie die eigene Westentasche kennen

    знать назубо́кznatʹ nazubók, знать вдоль и поперёкznatʹ vdolʹ i poperjók

Examples

217 sentences

  1. Tom knows time is running out.

    Том знає, що час спливає. — deniko

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  2. I want to know what's going on out here.

    Я хочу знати, що тут відбувається. — deniko

    ruЯ хочу знать, что здесь происходит. — odexed

    deIch möchte wissen, was hier draußen los ist. — raggione

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  3. I don't know how Tom found out.

    Я не знаю, як Том дізнався. — deniko

    ruЯ не знаю, как Том узнал. — marafon

    deIch weiß nicht, wie Tom das herausgefunden hat. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. Tom knows that time's running out.

    Том знає, що час спливає. — deniko

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  5. Tom knows time's running out.

    Том знає, що час спливає. — deniko

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
know (something) very thoroughly:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
know (something) very thoroughly:

Forms

knows inside and out, knowing inside and out, knew inside and out, known inside and out
Base formknow inside and out · to know inside and out
3rd person singularknows inside and out
Present participleknowing inside and out
Past simpleknew inside and out
Past participleknown inside and out

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyknow inside and out
he, she, itknows inside and out

Past simpleLesson

all personsknew inside and out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave known inside and out
he, she, ithas known inside and out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill know inside and out

Synonyms

4 synonyms
know backwardsknow back to frontknow like a bookknow like the back of one's hand

Word family

1 related words
Relatedinside out

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
knottyknowA1knowingknowinglyB2

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