Phrase guide

as far as one knows

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

To the best of one's knowledge, as far as someone knows or possible information to be gathered about the topic, subject, aspect, or situation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

  • John could be dead as far as I know.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: to one's knowledge

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حسب علمي — to the best of my knowledge
  • Arabic: على حدّ علمي المتواضع — to the best of my knowledge
  • Azerbaijani: mən bilən — to the best of my knowledge
  • Azerbaijani: bildiyim qədərilə — to the best of my knowledge
  • Bulgarian: до колкото знам (do kolkoto znam) — to the best of my knowledge
  • Catalan: que jo sàpiga — to the best of my knowledge
  • Chinese Mandarin: 據我所知 /据我所知 (jùwǒsuǒzhī) — to the best of my knowledge
  • Chinese Mandarin: 就我所知 (jiùwǒsuǒzhī) — to the best of my knowledge
  • Czech: pokud vím — to the best of my knowledge
  • Danish: så vidt jeg ved — to the best of my knowledge
  • Dutch: voor zo ver ik weet — to the best of my knowledge
  • Dutch: naar mijn weten — to the best of my knowledge
  • Dutch: bij mijn weten — to the best of my knowledge
  • Esperanto: laŭ mia scio — to the best of my knowledge
  • Finnish: tietääkseni — to the best of my knowledge
  • French: pour autant que je sache — to the best of my knowledge
  • German: soweit ich weiß — to the best of my knowledge
  • German: soviel ich weiß — to the best of my knowledge
  • Hebrew: למיטב ידיעתי (lemeytáv yediatí) — to the best of my knowledge
  • Hebrew: לפי מיטב ידיעתי — to the best of my knowledge
  • Hungarian: tudtommal — to the best of my knowledge
  • Hungarian: tudomásom szerint — to the best of my knowledge
  • Hungarian: legjobb tudomásom szerint — to the best of my knowledge
  • Hungarian: úgy tudom — to the best of my knowledge
  • Indonesian: setahu — to the best of my knowledge
  • Italian: per quanto si sa — to the best of my knowledge
  • Japanese: 知る限り (shiru-kagiri) — to the best of my knowledge
  • Macedonian: колку што знам (kolku što znam) — to the best of my knowledge
  • Norwegian Bokmål: så vidt jeg vet — to the best of my knowledge
  • Norwegian Bokmål: så vidt meg bekjent — to the best of my knowledge
  • Polish: o ile mi wiadomo — to the best of my knowledge
  • Polish: z tego co wiem — to the best of my knowledge
  • Portuguese: pelo que eu sei — to the best of my knowledge
  • Portuguese: tanto quanto sei — to the best of my knowledge
  • Portuguese: até onde eu sei — to the best of my knowledge
  • Romanian: din câte știu eu — to the best of my knowledge
  • Russian: наско́лько я зна́ю (naskólʹko ja znáju) — to the best of my knowledge
  • Russian: наско́лько мне изве́стно (naskólʹko mne izvéstno) — to the best of my knowledge
  • Scottish Gaelic: fhad 's as fhiosrach cuideigin — to the best of my knowledge
  • Scottish Gaelic: fhad 's fhios do chuideigin — to the best of my knowledge
  • Spanish: que yo sepa — to the best of my knowledge
  • Spanish: por lo que sepa — to the best of my knowledge
  • Spanish: hasta donde yo sé — to the best of my knowledge
  • Spanish: a mi parecer — to the best of my knowledge
  • Spanish: según creo — to the best of my knowledge
  • Spanish: para mí — to the best of my knowledge
  • Swedish: såvitt jag vet — to the best of my knowledge
  • Swedish: vad jag vet — to the best of my knowledge
  • Swedish: mig veterligen — to the best of my knowledge
  • Turkish: bildiğim kadarıyla — to the best of my knowledge
  • Ukrainian: наскі́льки я зна́ю (naskílʹky ja znáju) — to the best of my knowledge
  • Ukrainian: наскі́льки мені́ відо́мо (naskílʹky mení vidómo) — to the best of my knowledge
  • Yiddish: אויף וויפֿל איך ווייס (oyf vifl ikh veys) — to the best of my knowledge
  • Zazaki: ez zana ke — to the best of my knowledge