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know of

know of verb: to be aware of the existence of someone or something, but to have little or no other knowledge beyond that point.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To be aware of the existence of someone or something, but to have little or no other knowledge beyond that point.
  2. (transitive) To know about a specific individual by reputation without having met them.
    • I do not know Jane Smith but I know of her.

know of meaning in Arabic

know of in Arabic

To be aware of (someone's or something's) existence
عَلِمَ بِـ ʕalima bi-

Forms of know of

third-person singular presentknows of
present participleknowing of
pastknew of
past participleknown of

Questions about know of

What does know of mean?
Know of means to be aware of the existence of someone or something, but to have little or no other knowledge beyond that point.
What is know of in Arabic?
Know of in Arabic is عَلِمَ بِـ (ʕalima bi-). See Know of meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is know of?
Know of is a verb.
What is the past tense of know of?
The past tense of know of is knew of.

Words near know of in the dictionary

  1. know inside out
  2. know like a book
  3. know like the back of one's hand
  4. know like the palm of one's hand
  5. know no bounds
  6. know of
  7. know on what side one's bread is buttered
  8. know on which side one's bread is buttered
  9. know one's arse from one's elbow
  10. know one's ass from a hole in the ground
  11. know one's ass from one's elbow

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