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knows one's stuff

knows one's stuff is the third-person singular simple present indicative of know one's stuff.

Meaning of know one's stuff

Verb

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

  1. (informal, intransitive) To be knowledgeable about and competent at a particular subject or task.
    • Joe really knows his stuff when it comes to baseball.

Questions about knows one's stuff

What is knows one's stuff the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Knows one's stuff is the third-person singular simple present indicative of know one's stuff.

Words near knows one's stuff in the dictionary

  1. knows one's onions
  2. knows one's own head
  3. knows one's own mind
  4. knows one's place
  5. knows one's shit
  6. knows one's stuff
  7. knows one's way around
  8. knows shit from Shinola
  9. knows someone
  10. knows someone from a can of paint
  11. knows someone from a hole in the ground

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