Phrase guide

I know

phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

A response used to indicate that speaker was in agreement with the preceding statement before it was made.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: you're telling me, I know it, I know that's right, I know, right

Antonyms: I don't know

2

phrase

Meaning 2

An emphatic assertion that one has a solution, an answer, or an idea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: eureka
  • - What are we going to do with this leaky hosepipe? - I know: let's use it as a garden sprinkler!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: eureka

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

85 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Aghwan: 𐔰𐔰𐔵𐔰 (aaza) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Arabic: أَنَا أَعْرِفُ (ʔanā ʔaʕrifu) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Armenian: ես գիտեմ (es gitem) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Assamese: মই জানোঁ (moi zanü̃) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Belarusian: я ве́даю (ja vjédaju) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Belarusian: ве́даю (vjédaju) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Bengali: আমি জানি (ami jani) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Bulgarian: знам (znam) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Bulgarian: аз знам (az znam) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Chichewa: ndimadziwa — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Chinese: 我知 (góa chai) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Chinese: 我知影 (góa chai-ián) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Chinese Mandarin: 我知道 (wǒ zhīdào) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Crimean Tatar: bilem — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Czech: vím — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Dhivehi: މަށަށް އެނގެނީ (maṣaṣ̊ engenī) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Faroese: eg veit — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Finnish: tiedän — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • French: je sais — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • French: je le sais — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • French: je sais bien — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Galician: eu sei — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • German: ich weiß — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Greek: ξέρω (xéro) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Hebrew: אני יודע (ani yodea) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Hebrew: אני יודעת (ani yodaat) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Hungarian: tudom — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Italian: lo so — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Kannada: ನನಗೆ ಗೊತ್ತು (nanage gottu) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Korean: 나도 안다 (nado anda) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Latvian: zinu — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Latvian: es zinu — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Lithuanian: žinau — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Lithuanian: aš žinau — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Macedonian: знам (znam) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Macedonian: јас знам (jas znam) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Malay: saya tahu — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Malay: aku tahu — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Malay: kutahu — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Marathi: मला माहीत आहे (malā māhīt āhe) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Marathi: माहीत आहे (māhīt āhe) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Navajo: shił bééhózin — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Ojibwe: ningikendam — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Persian: من میدانم (man mi-dânam) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Persian: میدانم (mi-dânam) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Persian: میدونم (mi-dunam) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Polish: wiem — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Polish: znam — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Portuguese: eu sei — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Romanian: știu — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Russian: я зна́ю (ja znáju) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Russian: зна́ю (znáju) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Serbo-Croatian: знам — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Serbo-Croatian: znam — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Sicilian: lu sacciu — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Slovak: viem — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Slovene: vem — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Slovene: jaz vem — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Lower Sorbian: ja wěm — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Upper Sorbian: ja wěm — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Spanish: lo sé — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Swedish: jag vet — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Tagalog: alam ko — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Tamil: எனக்கு தெரியும் (eṉakku teriyum) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Tamil: நான் அறிவேன் (nāṉ aṟivēṉ) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Telugu: నాకు తెలుసు (nāku telusu) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Turkish: biliyorum — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Ukrainian: я зна́ю (ja znáju) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Ukrainian: зна́ю (znáju) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Yiddish: איך ווייס (ikh veys) — response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
  • Chinese: 我知囉 /我知啰 (góa chai--lo͘ / góa chai--lo͘h) — assertion that speaker has answer or idea
  • Chinese: 我知影囉 /我知影啰 (góa chai-ián--lo͘ / góa chai-ián--lo͘h) — assertion that speaker has answer or idea
  • Chinese Mandarin: 我知道了 (wǒ zhīdào le) — assertion that speaker has answer or idea
  • Finnish: minä tiedän — assertion that speaker has answer or idea
  • Galician: sei — assertion that speaker has answer or idea
  • Hungarian: megvan — assertion that speaker has answer or idea
  • Hungarian: tudom már — assertion that speaker has answer or idea
  • Korean: 내가 안다 (naega anda) — assertion that speaker has answer or idea
  • Portuguese: já sei — assertion that speaker has answer or idea
  • Spanish: ya sé — assertion that speaker has answer or idea
  • Swedish: jag vet — assertion that speaker has answer or idea
  • Tagalog: alam ko na — assertion that speaker has answer or idea
  • Tamil: எனக்கு தெரியும் (eṉakku teriyum) — assertion that speaker has answer or idea
  • Tamil: நான் அறிவேன் (nāṉ aṟivēṉ) — assertion that speaker has answer or idea
  • Telugu: నాకు తెలుసు (nāku telusu) — assertion that speaker has answer or idea