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knowing someone

knowing someone is the present participle and gerund of know someone.

Meaning of know someone

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To have personal or social connections.
    • Matsuo admitted to the paper that he told Rana, "I know someone, and the TLC's going to get you." Get him it did.1996, The Advocate, number 701, page 14

Questions about knowing someone

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

Words near knowing someone in the dictionary

  1. knowing one's place
  2. knowing one's shit
  3. knowing one's stuff
  4. knowing one's way around
  5. knowing shit from Shinola
  6. knowing someone
  7. knowing someone from a can of paint
  8. knowing someone from a hole in the ground
  9. knowing someone from a hole in the wall
  10. knowing someone from Adam
  11. knowing someone from Adam's off ox

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