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knowing A from B

knowing A from B is the present participle and gerund of know A from B.

Meaning of know A from B

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of know B from a battledore (“to know anything at all; to have the most basic common sense or intelligence”).

Questions about knowing A from B

What is knowing A from B the present participle and gerund of?
Knowing A from B is the present participle and gerund of know A from B.

Words near knowing A from B in the dictionary

  1. knowhow
  2. knowhows
  3. knowin'
  4. knowing
  5. knowing a B from a battledore
  6. knowing A from B
  7. knowing about
  8. knowing any better
  9. knowing B from a battledore
  10. knowing back to front
  11. knowing ball

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