Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

know like a book

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.31 in modern English

Syllables
know -like a -book
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To have an extensive and penetrating understanding of (something or someone).

Transitive verb

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Inflected Forms

knows like a book (present, singular) knowing like a book (participle, present) knew like a book (past) known like a book (participle, past)

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What does know like a book mean?
To have an extensive and penetrating understanding of (something or someone).

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