Meaning

2 senses

  1. (ambitransitive)To know an area.

    London black cab drivers are obliged to undergo a nearly 3-year-long examination known as the Knowledge to prove that they know their way around the city.

    sich auskennen in

  2. (ambitransitive, idiomatic)Synonym of know one's stuff: to be knowledgeable about a subject or task.

    Joe really knows his way around corn mazes.

    sich auskennen mit

Examples

98 sentences

  1. I don't know what's going on around here.

    Я не знаю, що тут відбувається. — deniko

    ruЯ не знаю, что тут происходит. — corvard

    deIch weiß nicht, was hier passiert. — Jan_Schreiber

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  2. By the way, do you know a good restaurant around here?

    До речі, а ви часом не знаєте гарний ресторан тут поруч? — aandrusiak

    ruКстати, вы не знаете какой-нибудь хороший ресторан поблизости? — shanghainese

    deKennst du übrigens ein gutes Restaurant hier in der Gegend? — Tamy

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  3. I know my way around here.

    deIch kenne mich in dieser Gegend gut aus. — stupiddog

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  4. Tom knows his way around Boston.

    deTom kennt sich gut in Boston aus. — al_ex_an_der

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  5. I know my way around Boston.

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Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 2
know an area:
be knowledgeable about:

Forms

knows one's way around, knowing one's way around, knew one's way around, known one's way around
Base formknow one's way around · to know one's way around
3rd person singularknows one's way around
Present participleknowing one's way around
Past simpleknew one's way around
Past participleknown one's way around

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyknow one's way around
he, she, itknows one's way around

Past simpleLesson

all personsknew one's way around

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave known one's way around
he, she, ithas known one's way around

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill know one's way around

Synonyms

1 synonyms
know one's stuff

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
knottyknowA1knowingknowinglyB2

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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