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knowing full well

knowing full well is the present participle and gerund 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 knowing full well

What is knowing full well the present participle and gerund of?
Knowing full well is the present participle and gerund of know full well.

Words near knowing full well in the dictionary

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

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