know of

noʊ ʌv

knew of, known of

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Definition of know of - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

awarenessbe aware of the existence of something

I know of a place where we can eat cheaply..

socialrecognize someone by reputation without personal acquaintance

He knows of the author from her famous books.

acknowledge

recognize

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Expressions with know of

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not that I know of

exp.

to the best of my knowledge, no

Is he coming today? Not that I know of.

Expressions with know

know zip

have no knowledge or information about something

I know zip about fixing cars.

as far as I know

adv.

based on what I currently know or believe

As far as I know, the meeting is still on.

know any better

have more knowledge or sense

She should know any better than to lie.

know better than

be wise enough not to do something foolish

You should know better than to lie to your parents.

know by heart

store something fully so you can recite it accurately

She knows the poem by heart and can recite it without pauses.

know by sight

recognize someone or something by appearance

I know him by sight but not by name..

Terms with know of included in their meaning

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have the right time

timekeeping

know the correct time of day

understand

comprehension

know the intent or motives of people

reference check

business

check of someone by contacting people or sources that know them

be word-perfect

memory

know all the words of a text

talking phase

romantic relationships

period of getting to know someone romantically

wit

awareness

know or become aware of something

cognize

awareness

know or become aware of something

get a taste

experience

experience a small first part of something to know its feeling

Examples of know of in a sentence

She didn't know of the meeting until it was too late.
I know of her through mutual friends.
They know of him from the news reports.

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French:connaître, ...
German:kennen, gehört haben von, ...
Italian:essere a conoscenza di, ...
Spanish:conocer, saber de, ...
Portuguese:saber de, ter ouvido falar de, ...
Chinese:知道, 听说, ...
Japanese:知っている, 知る, ...
Arabic:عَلِمَ, سَمِعَ عَنْ, ...
Hebrew:לָדַעַת עַל, לְהַכִּיר מִשְּׁמוּעָה, ...
Russian:знать о, узнавать о, ...
Ukrainian:знати про, чути про, ...
Hindi:के बारे में पता होना, जानना, ...
Bengali:সম্পর্কে জানা, জানা, ...
Catalan:saber de, tenir notícia de, ...
Czech:vědět o, vědět o někom, ...
Danish:kende til, ...
Dutch:weten van, kennen, ...
Greek:ξέρω για, γνωρίζω, ...
Hungarian:tudni valamiről, hírből ismerni, ...
Khmer:ស្គាល់ថាមាន, ធ្លាប់ឮឈ្មោះ, ...
Korean:알고 있다, 알다, ...
Persian:اطلاع داشتن از, می‌شناخت, ...
Polish:wiedzieć o, kojarzyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):saber de, ...
Romanian:a ști de, a auzi de, ...
Swedish:känna till, ...
Thai:ทราบถึง, รู้จัก, ...
Turkish:bilmek, tanımak, ...
Vietnamese:biết đến, nghe nói về, ...

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