Synonyms and antonyms of To know something or someone in British Thesaurus

know (verb)

to have learned or found out about something

realize (verb)

to know and understand something

have heard of ()

to know about the existence of someone or something

be reliably informed/assured ()

to be told something by someone who is likely to be telling the truth

know of ()

to know that someone or something exists and who, what, or where they are

recognize (verb)

to know who the person is or what the thing is that you are seeing, hearing etc because you have seen, heard etc them before

possess (verb)

to have knowledge about something

be alive to something ()

to know that something is happening and realize how important it is

sense (verb)

to know about something through a natural ability or feeling, without being told

know full/perfectly well ()

to know something while pretending not to

be a/no stranger to something ()

to have no/a lot of experience of something

be onto something ()

to have information that will help to you make an important discovery

get by ()

to have just enough of something such as money or knowledge so that you can do what you need to do

have been around the block (a couple of/a few times) ()

to have a lot of experience of something, especially when this means that it is difficult to trick or surprise you

have/get /a/the feeling (that) ()

to be conscious of something but not certain about it

have on ()

to have information about someone that shows they have done something dishonest or illegal

have seen it all before ()

to have experienced a lot of things, or to know about a lot of things, so that you are not shocked or surprised easily

have someone’s ear ()

to know someone with power or authority who will listen to you

have something off pat ()

to know something so well that you can say it, perform it etc without thinking about it

have your finger on the pulse ()

to be conscious of new developments in a situation

intuit (verb)

formal to know or understand something by feeling it, rather than by considering facts or evidence

ken (verb)

Scottish to know someone or something

know (verb)

used about things that most people think or believe are true

know (verb)

to be familiar with a place, because you have been there

know (verb)

to be familiar with things such as books, music, or art

know (verb)

to be familiar with a process or system

know (verb)

to have learned a poem, story, or song, so that you can say it or sing it

know better ()

to know that what someone else says or thinks is wrong

know/learn the ropes ()

to know or learn how to do something, especially a job

know of ()

to know about someone or something, but not know any details

know perfectly well ()

used for saying in an annoyed way that someone should already know something

know someone/something inside out ()

to know someone or something very well

know something backwards/inside out ()

to be very familiar with something

know something like the back of your hand ()

to be very familiar with something, especially a place or way of going somewhere

know/tell which is which ()

to be able to see the difference between two or more similar things

know the score ()

to know the truth about something, especially when it is unpleasant

know what’s what ()

to be very clever or experienced

know who’s who ()

if you know who’s who in an organization, you know what position or job each person has

know your stuff (informal)

informal to know a lot about something and be able to use your knowledge

know your way around (something) ()

to be very familiar with a particular place or activity

read someone’s mind ()

to know what someone else is thinking

wise after the event ()

to know what you should have done after something has happened, but not while it was happening

wot (verb)

an old form of the verb ‘to know’ that was used with ‘I’, ‘he’, ‘she’, and ‘it’ in the present tense