Collocations for "knew"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "knew" in context.
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know
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- know about [her, the drugs, your actions]
- know [something, a lot, a great deal] about
- know (that) already
- already know (that)
- know of [the singer, the actor]
- know for [sure, certain]
- know it in advance
- know what you [said, did]
- knows what [she is, she's] talking about
- know how [much, many, few]
- know how to [make, get, do, tell]
- know how to [drive, swim, read and write, tell the time]
- (want to) know why
- know the [answer, truth, difference]
- don't know [the answer, my password]
- know a [fact, name]
- know that you [want, will, have]
- know if there [are, were]
- know your [rights, enemy]
- [should, might, does not] know
- yes, I know
- I don't (really) know
- how should I know?
- how was I to know (that)?
- I knew it!
- not that I know of
- you know what?
- more than you will ever know
- [nobody, no one] knows
- should have known (that)
- know with [certainty, clarity] (that)
- [barely, hardly] knew him
- know right from wrong
- is known to [cause, exist in]
- knows nothing of [life, the world]
- is known for his [work, opinions, book]
- known by [many, few]
'knew' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):