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knows someone

knows someone is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 knows someone

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

Words near knows someone in the dictionary

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

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