know of something

know of something
know of (someone/something) to have information about someone or something.

Do you know of a way to remove this stain?

We've never met, but I certainly know of him.

Usage notes: also used in the spoken phrase not that I know of - I do not know:

“Is he home yet?” “Not that I know of.”


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  • know from something — in. to know about something. (See also not know from nothing.) □ Do you know from timers, I mean how timers work? □ I don’t know from babies! Don’t ask me about feeding them! …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • know (something) (off) by heart — know/learn (something) (off) by heart if you know or learn something, especially a piece of writing, by heart, you know or learn it so that you can remember it perfectly. He s my favourite poet. I know several of his poems by heart …   New idioms dictionary

  • know something by sight — know (someone/something) by sight to recognize someone or something. I ve never spoken to him, but I know him by sight. Usage notes: usually used to suggest that you know what someone looks like but not what type of character someone has …   New idioms dictionary

  • know someone inside out — know someone/​something inside out phrase to know someone or something very well He knows that computer program inside out. Thesaurus: to know something or someonesynonym Main entry: inside out …   Useful english dictionary

  • know someone by sight — know (someone/something) by sight to recognize someone or something. I ve never spoken to him, but I know him by sight. Usage notes: usually used to suggest that you know what someone looks like but not what type of character someone has …   New idioms dictionary

  • know by sight — know (someone/something) by sight to recognize someone or something. I ve never spoken to him, but I know him by sight. Usage notes: usually used to suggest that you know what someone looks like but not what type of character someone has …   New idioms dictionary

  • know the drill — informal : to know how something is done : to be familiar with a regular process, procedure, etc. You don t have to tell us what to do. We all know the drill by now. • • • Main Entry: ↑drill know the drill see ↑drill, 1 • • • …   Useful english dictionary

  • know different/otherwise — to know that something that people think or say is true is not really true She says she has no money but I know otherwise. [=I know that she does have money] • • • Main Entry: ↑know …   Useful english dictionary

  • not want to know (about something) — not want to ˈknow (about sth) idiom (informal) to take no interest in sth because you do not care about it or it is too much trouble • I ve tried to ask her advice, but she doesn t want to know (= about my problems). • ‘How much was it?’ ‘ …   Useful english dictionary

  • know — know1 W1S1 [nəu US nou] v past tense knew [nju: US nu:] past participle known [nəun US noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(have information)¦ 2¦(be sure)¦ 3¦(be familiar with somebody/something)¦ 4¦(realize)¦ 5¦(skill/experience)¦ 6¦(know somebody s qualities)¦ 7… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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