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known one's way around

known one's way around is the past participle of know one's way around.

Meaning of know one's way around

Verb

know one's way around (third-person singular simple present knows one's way around, present participle knowing one's way around, simple past knew one's way around, past participle known one's way around)

  1. (ambitransitive) To know an area.
    • London black cab drivers are obliged to undergo a nearly 3-year-long examination known as the Knowledge to prove that they know their way around the city.
  2. (ambitransitive, idiomatic) Synonym of know one's stuff: to be knowledgeable about a subject or task.
    • Joe really knows his way around corn mazes.

Questions about known one's way around

What is known one's way around the past participle of?
Known one's way around is the past participle of know one's way around.

Words near known one's way around in the dictionary

  1. known one's own head
  2. known one's own mind
  3. known one's place
  4. known one's shit
  5. known one's stuff
  6. known one's way around
  7. known quantities
  8. known quantity
  9. known shit from Shinola
  10. known someone
  11. known someone from a can of paint

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