Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

know what one is about

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.69 in modern English

Syllables
know what one is about
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
1
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To understand one's situation, how to act in that situation, and the results of those actions.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

knows what one is about (present, singular) knowing what one is about (participle, present) knew what one was about (past) known what one was about (participle, past) know what one is doing (alternative)

Phrases

what someone is about

Frequently Paired Words

what someone is about

Synonyms

know what one is doing know one's ass from a hole in the ground know shit from Shinola

Questions

What does know what one is about mean?
To understand one's situation, how to act in that situation, and the results of those actions.

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