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Lord knows

Lord knows is the alternative form of God knows.

Meaning of God knows

Phrase

God knows

  1. It is only known to God; it is unknown to people.
    • Don't touch that! God knows who else put their hands on that thing!
  2. (often) It is known unto God; it is certainly true.
    • God knows many kids don't like going to school!

Questions about Lord knows

What is Lord knows the alternative form of?
Lord knows is the alternative form of God knows.

Words near Lord knows in the dictionary

  1. Lord Howe Island stick insects
  2. lord it over
  3. Lord Keeper
  4. Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
  5. Lord Keepers
  6. Lord knows
  7. Lord love a duck
  8. Lord love you
  9. Lord Mayor
  10. Lord Mayor of London
  11. Lord Mayor's fool

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Lord knows (page history and authors); God knows (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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