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knew full well

knew full well is the simple past of know full well.

Meaning of know full well

Verb

know full well (third-person singular simple present knows full well, present participle knowing full well, simple past knew full well, past participle known full well)

  1. (set phrase) To understand completely.

Questions about knew full well

What is knew full well the simple past of?
Knew full well is the simple past of know full well.

Words near knew full well in the dictionary

  1. knew beans about
  2. knew better
  3. knew every trick in the book
  4. knew fine well
  5. knew from a bar of soap
  6. knew full well
  7. knew how many beans make five
  8. knew how to pick 'em
  9. knew how to walk before one could run
  10. knew if one was Arthur or Martha
  11. knew inside and out

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