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in the know

in the know
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in stressed th ee noh]
    • /ɪn stressed ði noʊ/
    • /ɪn ðə nəʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in stressed th ee noh]
    • /ɪn stressed ði noʊ/

Definitions of in the know words

  • verb with object in the know to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty: I know the situation fully. 1
  • verb with object in the know to have established or fixed in the mind or memory: to know a poem by heart; Do you know the way to the park from here? 1
  • verb with object in the know to be cognizant or aware of: I know it. 1
  • verb with object in the know be acquainted with (a thing, place, person, etc.), as by sight, experience, or report: to know the mayor. 1
  • verb with object in the know to understand from experience or attainment (usually followed by how before an infinitive): to know how to make gingerbread. 1
  • verb with object in the know to be able to distinguish, as one from another: to know right from wrong. 1

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Origin of in the know

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English knowen, knawen, Old English gecnāwan; cognate with Old High German -cnāhan, Old Norse knā to know how, be able to; akin to Latin (g)nōvī, Greek gignṓskein. See gnostic, can1

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Parts of speech for In the know

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

in the know popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

in the know usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for in the know

adj in the know

  • informed — having or prepared with information or knowledge; apprised: an informed audience that asked intelligent questions.
  • abreast — If people or things walk or move abreast, they are next to each other, side by side, and facing in the same direction.
  • conversant — If you are conversant with something, you are familiar with it and able to deal with it.
  • advised — resulting from deliberation
  • familiarized — to make (onself or another) well-acquainted or conversant with something.

Antonyms for in the know

adj in the know

  • ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
  • heedless — careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.
  • inattentive — not attentive; negligent.
  • unaware — not aware or conscious; unconscious: to be unaware of any change.
  • unfriendly — not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof: an unfriendly coldness of manner.

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