know the difference
knew the difference, known the difference
Definition of know the difference - Reverso English Dictionary
Verbal expression
understandingunderstand how two or more things are not the same
- Children must know the difference between truth and lies.
- By age five, kids should know the difference between play-fighting and real violence.
- You need to know the difference between constructive criticism and plain rudeness.
Feedback:
Expressions with know
have no knowledge or information about something
I know zip about fixing cars.
based on what I currently know or believe
As far as I know, the meeting is still on.
have more knowledge or sense
She should know any better than to lie.
be wise enough not to do something foolish
You should know better than to lie to your parents.
store something fully so you can recite it accurately
She knows the poem by heart and can recite it without pauses.
recognize someone or something by appearance
I know him by sight but not by name..
memorize something completely and effortlessly
She can recite the poem because she knows it by heart.
store something so you can repeat it exactly without looking
She knows the poem by heart and can recite it anytime.
understand someone's emotions from personal experience
I know the feeling of losing a pet.
memorize completely and recall without effort
By opening night, the actors knew them by heart.
understand the circumstances around you
He knows what's going on in his community.
be familiar with the letters of the alphabet
Before first grade, kids should know your ABC's well.
shows something happened suddenly or unexpectedly after something else
I was walking home, and next thing you know, it started raining.
to the best of my knowledge, no
Is he coming today? Not that I know of.
expresses uncertainty about future events or outcomes
You never know what might happen tomorrow.
prefer dealing with known problems than unknown ones
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
very eager to find out something
She was dying to know the results of the test.
to the best of my knowledge
For all I know, he has already left the city.
expresses uncertainty about a situation or fact
For all we know, she might be on vacation.
aware of secret details not shared publicly
Only a few managers were in the know about the merger.
express that accuser shares the same fault as accused
It takes one to know one, so don't call him lazy.
understand something because of a painful or harsh past event
I know from bitter experience that ignoring deadlines only causes stress.
be highly skilled in a particular area
He knows his stuff in graphic design.
have thorough knowledge of something
She knows the software inside out after years of using it.
Expressions with difference
difference that does not change the result
Whether you go or stay, it's the same difference.
question asking for the distinction between things
What's the difference between these two colors?
indicates no change in outcome or result
Whether we go or stay, it doesn't make any difference.
show that something is not important or worth worrying about
It makes no difference if you are late, we will wait.
perform an action causing significant change
Her speech made a difference in the election results.
change the outcome in an important way
Her advice made all the difference in my decision.
cause no change in the situation or outcome
Whether we go or stay, it will make no difference.
questions the importance of an action or decision
What difference does it make if we leave now?
to have a significant effect or influence
Her donation made the difference in reaching our goal.
in a way that is unusual or unique
The restaurant offers traditional dishes with a difference.
save the extra amount for oneself
She bought it at a discount and pocketed the difference.
very noticeable difference between two things
The new policy made a night and day difference in employee satisfaction.
settle a dispute by agreeing on a middle position
They couldn't decide on a price, so they decided to split the difference..
expresses how much things can change in one day
Yesterday was sunny, but today it's snowing. What a difference a day makes!
great or insurmountable difference between things
There is a world of difference between the two proposals.
variation in years between people's ages
The age difference between them is five years.
disagreement between people on a subject
They had a difference of opinion on the project.
notice a change in quality or state
After using the new shampoo, she could feel the difference in her hair.
cause almost no change in a situation or result
It will make little difference if we leave now or later.
provide what is missing to reach a needed total
She used her savings to make up the difference.
identify the differences between two similar images
The children were asked to spot the difference between the two pictures.
distinguish between two or more things
Can you tell the difference between these two colors?
discrepancy in time between different time zones
The time difference between New York and London is five hours.
Terms related to know the difference
💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
View all translations of know the difference
✨Click below to see the appropriate translations facing each meaning.
- French:connaître la différence, ...
- German:den Unterschied kennen, ...
- Italian:sapere distinguere, ...
- Spanish:saber distinguir, ...
- Portuguese:saber a diferença, ...
- Chinese:懂得区别, ...
- Japanese:違いが分かる, ...
- Arabic:مَيَّزَ بَيْنَ, ...
- Hebrew:לָדַעַת לְהַבְדִּיל, ...
- Russian:различать, ...
- Ukrainian:розрізняти, ...
- Hindi:फ़र्क़ समझना, ...
- Bengali:ফারাক বোঝা, ...
- Catalan:saber distingir, ...
- Czech:rozlišovat, ...
- Danish:kende forskel, ...
- Dutch:het verschil kennen, ...
- Greek:ξεχωρίζω, ...
- Hungarian:különbséget tenni, ...
- Khmer:ដឹងពីភាពខុសគ្នា, ...
- Korean:차이를 알다, ...
- Persian:تفاوت را تشخیص داد, ...
- Polish:znać różnicę, ...
- Portuguese (BR):saber a diferença, ...
- Romanian:a cunoaște diferența, ...
- Swedish:känna till skillnaden, ...
- Thai:รู้ความแตกต่าง, ...
- Turkish:farkını bilmek, ...
- Vietnamese:biết sự khác biệt, ...
icon to discover related terms: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, umbrella terms… Try with happening or hunch.
icon next to the first example to see two additional options and learn to use new vocabulary naturally.
icon to save words you want to revisit. You can also save a specific meaning by clicking on the