Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

know your place

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.52 in modern English

Syllables: know y-our -place
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of know one's place (“to understand one's rank or status and behave accordingly; to act humbly”).

verb

Alternative form of know one's place (“to understand one's rank or status and behave accordingly; to act humbly”).

verb

Alternative form of know one's place (“to understand one's rank or status and behave accordingly; to act humbly”).

verb

Alternative form of know one's place (“to understand one's rank or status and behave accordingly; to act humbly”).

intj

Behave in a way that shows that you know what your social position is and which people are more important than you!

Example Sentences

"My grandfather believed that life was simpler when he was young, when everybody knew their place."
"I just get on with my job and do as I'm told - I know my place."
"I know my place, so I don't bother the CEO when I see him around the office. I'm just an intern, after all."
"You ought to know your place, filthy commoner!"
"Shut the fuck up, no one cares about your robot fanfiction. Know your fucking place, trash!"

Etymology

Variant of know one's place.

Inflected Forms

knows your place (present, singular) knowing your place (participle, present) knew your place (past) known your place (participle, past)

Questions

What does know your place mean?: Alternative form of know one's place (“to understand one's rank or status and behave accordingly; to act humbly”).
Where does know your place come from?: Variant of know one's place.

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