Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

know what is what

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.77 in modern English

Syllables: know what is what
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To understand the current situation; to know what is going on.

Example Sentences

"He seems to have no trouble understanding stuff that, to me, sounds like hot garbage. He really does know what's what."
"She said she was going to house to study French, but I wasn't born yesterday. I know what's what."
"Everything is changing so fast... I just don't know what's what anymore!"

Inflected Forms

knows what is what (present, singular) knowing what is what (participle, present) knew what was what (past) known what was what (participle, past) know what's what (alternative)

Phrases

know what one is about

Frequently Paired Words

know what one is about

Synonyms

know what's o'clock

Questions

What does know what is what mean?: To understand the current situation; to know what is going on.

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