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know what's what

know what's what
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [noh hwuhts, hwots, wuhts, wots hwuht, hwot, wuht, wot]
    • /noʊ ʰwʌts, ʰwɒts, wʌts, wɒts ʰwʌt, ʰwɒt, wʌt, wɒt/
    • /nəʊ ˈwɒts wɒt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noh hwuhts, hwots, wuhts, wots hwuht, hwot, wuht, wot]
    • /noʊ ʰwʌts, ʰwɒts, wʌts, wɒts ʰwʌt, ʰwɒt, wʌt, wɒt/

Definitions of know what's what words

  • noun know what's what to know how one thing or things in general work 0
  • verb know what's what Alternative form of know what is what. 0

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Parts of speech for Know what's what

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

know what's what 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".

Synonyms for know what's what

adj know what's what

  • wise — having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.
  • mindful — attentive, aware, or careful (usually followed by of): mindful of one's responsibilities.
  • conscious — If you are conscious of something, you notice it or realize that it is happening.
  • apprehensive — Someone who is apprehensive is afraid that something bad may happen.
  • receptive — having the quality of receiving, taking in, or admitting.

verb know what's what

  • discriminate — to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit; show partiality: The new law discriminates against foreigners. He discriminates in favor of his relatives.
  • separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
  • comprehend — If you cannot comprehend something, you cannot understand it.
  • understand — to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend: to understand Spanish; I didn't understand your question.
  • discern — to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend: They discerned a sail on the horizon.

Antonyms for know what's what

adj know what's what

  • 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.

verb know what's what

  • mistake — an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
  • misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
  • connect — If something or someone connects one thing to another, or if one thing connects to another, the two things are joined together.
  • link — a torch, especially of tow and pitch.
  • mix up — an act or instance of mixing.

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