how should I know
how should I know phrase: a rhetorical question asked to show that the person asking it neither knows the answer nor would be able to know it; sometimes therefore also implying that the asker was wrong to ask the askee at all.
Phrase
how should I know?
- A rhetorical question asked to show that the person asking it neither knows the answer nor would be able to know it; sometimes therefore also implying that the asker was wrong to ask the askee at all.
- Near-synonyms: God knows, who knows, I don't know
- Synonyms:
- God knows, who knows, I don't know
- Antonyms:
- I know
how should I know meaning in Arabic and Persian
how should I know in Arabic
- Translations
- كَيْفَ لِي أَنْ أَعْرِفَ؟ kayfa lī an a’rifa?
how should I know in Persian
- Translations
- از کجا بدانم؟ az kojâ bedânam?
Synonyms of how should I know
Antonyms
Forms of how should I know
| alternative form | how am I to know |
|---|---|
| alternative form | how do I know |
| alternative form | how would I know |
Questions about how should I know
- What does how should I know mean?
- How should I know means a rhetorical question asked to show that the person asking it neither knows the answer nor would be able to know it; sometimes therefore also implying that the asker was wrong to ask the askee at all.
- What is how should I know in Arabic?
- How should I know in Arabic is كَيْفَ لِي أَنْ أَعْرِفَ؟ (kayfa lī an a’rifa?). See How should I know meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is how should I know?
- How should I know is a phrase.
Words near how should I know in the dictionary
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