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To know an area.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
Examples
- London black cab drivers are obliged to undergo a nearly 3-year-long examination known as the Knowledge to prove that they know their way around the city.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Synonym of know one's stuff: to be knowledgeable about a subject or task.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive, idiomatic
Examples
- Joe really knows his way around corn mazes.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: know one's stuff
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Dutch:
de weg kennen in
— know an area
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German:
sich auskennen in
— know an area
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Hungarian:
ismerős (valahol)
— know an area
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Hungarian:
(jól) eligazodik
— know an area
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Hungarian:
kiismeri magát
— know an area
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Icelandic:
rata í
— know an area
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Irish:
cur amach a bheith agat ar
— know an area
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Polish:
orientować się
— know an area
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Swedish:
hitta i
— know an area
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Dutch:
de weg kennen in
— be knowledgeable about
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German:
sich auskennen mit
— be knowledgeable about
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Hungarian:
(jól) ismer
— be knowledgeable about
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Hungarian:
ért (valamihez)
— be knowledgeable about
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Hungarian:
jártas
— be knowledgeable about
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Hungarian:
járatos
— be knowledgeable about
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Hungarian:
tájékozott
— be knowledgeable about
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Hungarian:
jól értesült/informált
— be knowledgeable about
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Icelandic:
þekkja til í
— be knowledgeable about
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Irish:
cur amach a bheith agat ar
— be knowledgeable about
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Polish:
znać się na rzeczy
— be knowledgeable about
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Swedish:
förstå sig på
— be knowledgeable about
