Phrase guide

in the know

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Informed; aware.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • Those in the know don't shop at that kind of store.
  • Anyone who is in the know doesn't shop there.
  • He appears to be in the know about such matters.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَلَى عِلْم (ʕalā ʕilm) — informed, aware
  • Armenian: տեղյակ (teġyak) — informed, aware
  • Armenian: բիթի (bitʻi) — informed, aware
  • Catalan: al corrent — informed, aware
  • Chinese Mandarin: 知情 (zhīqíng) — informed, aware
  • Chinese Mandarin: 有知識的 /有知识的 (yǒu zhīshi de) — informed, aware
  • Danish: informeret — informed, aware
  • Danish: velinformeret — informed, aware
  • Dutch: ingewijd — informed, aware
  • Estonian: teadlik — informed, aware
  • Finnish: tietävä — informed, aware
  • French: au courant — informed, aware
  • French: au parfum — informed, aware
  • German: eingeweiht — informed, aware
  • German: im Bilde über etwas sein — informed, aware
  • Hungarian: tájékozott — informed, aware
  • Hungarian: beavatott — informed, aware
  • Hungarian: jól értesült — informed, aware
  • Hungarian: képben van — informed, aware
  • Italian: al corrente — informed, aware
  • Italian: informato — informed, aware
  • Polish: wtajemniczony — informed, aware
  • Portuguese: informado — informed, aware
  • Portuguese: atento — informed, aware
  • Russian: в ку́рсе (v kúrse) — informed, aware
  • Spanish: al loro — informed, aware
  • Spanish: en el ajo — informed, aware
  • Spanish: al tanto — informed, aware
  • Spanish: en la pomada — informed, aware
  • Spanish: al corriente — informed, aware
  • Spanish: en todas — informed, aware
  • Ukrainian: обі́знаний (obíznanyj) — informed, aware
  • Ukrainian: в ку́рсі (v kúrsi) — informed, aware