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be no stranger to

be no stranger to verb: to be familiar with due to past experience.

Verb

be no stranger to (third-person singular simple present is no stranger to, present participle being no stranger to, simple past was no stranger to, past participle been no stranger to)

  1. To be familiar with due to past experience.
    • The dentist is no stranger to ill-behaved patients.
    • We're no strangers to love; you know the rules and so do I.1987, Rick Astley, Never Gonna Give You Up

Forms of be no stranger to

third-person singular presentis no stranger to
present participlebeing no stranger to
pastwas no stranger to
past participlebeen no stranger to

Questions about be no stranger to

What does be no stranger to mean?
Be no stranger to means to be familiar with due to past experience.
What part of speech is be no stranger to?
Be no stranger to is a verb.
What is the past tense of be no stranger to?
The past tense of be no stranger to is was no stranger to.

Words near be no stranger to in the dictionary

  1. be mother
  2. be mum
  3. be my guest
  4. be no exception
  5. be no match for
  6. be no stranger to
  7. be not to know
  8. be off with you
  9. be on
  10. be on at
  11. be on days

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