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knows A from B

knows A from B is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 knows A from B

What is knows A from B the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Knows A from B is the third-person singular simple present indicative of know A from B.

Words near knows A from B in the dictionary

  1. knowns
  2. knownst
  3. knoworrimean
  4. knows
  5. knows a B from a battledore
  6. knows A from B
  7. knows about
  8. knows any better
  9. knows B from a battledore
  10. knows back to front
  11. knows ball

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