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knows one's way around

knows one's way around is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 knows one's way around

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

Words near knows one's way around in the dictionary

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

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