"God knows" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

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  1. It is only known to God; it is unknown to people. Synonyms: I don't know, who knows Translations (Only known to God; only known to the gods): اَللّٰهُ أَعْلَم (allāhu ʔaʕlam) (Arabic), Бог знае (Bog znae) (Bulgarian), 鬼知 (gwai² zi¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 天知道 (tiān zhīdào) (Chinese Mandarin), bůhví (Czech), det må guderne vide (Danish), Vorherre ved (Danish), Joost mag het weten (Dutch), Luoja tietää (Finnish), ties (Finnish), Dieu sait (French), ღმერთმა უწყის (ɣmertma uc̣q̇is) (Georgian), Gott weiß (German), weiß Gott (German), ένας θεός ξέρει (énas theós xérei) (Greek), אלוהים יודע (elohim yode'a) (Hebrew), भगवान जाने (bhagvān jāne) (Hindi), राम जाने (rām jāne) (Hindi), ईश्वर जाने (īśvar jāne) (Hindi), Isten tudja (Hungarian), það má hamingjan vita (Icelandic), ag Dia atá a fhios (Irish), Dio sa (Italian), ದೆವಾ ಗೊತ್ತು (devā gottu) (Konkani), Dievs vien zina (Latvian), Господ знае (Gospod znae) (Macedonian), T’hemm fuq jaf (Maltese), gudene vet (Norwegian), God wāt (Old English), خدا میداند (Persian), Bóg wie (Polish), Bóg raczy wiedzieć (Polish), Bóg jeden wie (Polish), Bóg jedyny wie (Polish), Deus sabe (Portuguese), vai saber (Portuguese), sabe-se lá (Portuguese), Dumnezeu știe (Romanian), Dumnezeu mai știe (Romanian), Бог его́ зна́ет (Bog jevó znájet) (Russian), Бог весть (Bog vestʹ) (Russian), aig sealbh tha brath (Scottish Gaelic), pánbohvie (Slovak), bohvie (Slovak), bogve (Slovene), bogvedi (Slovene), sabrá Dios (Spanish), Dios sabe (Spanish), sólo Dios sabe (Spanish), det vete gudarna (Swedish), Gud vet (Swedish), มีเพียงพระเจ้าที่รู้ (Thai), Allah bilir (Turkish), бог зна́є (boh znáje) (Ukrainian), бог зна (boh zna) (Ukrainian), бо́зна (bózna) (Ukrainian), اللہ جانتا ہے (allāh jāntā hai) (Urdu), خدا جانتا ہے (xudā jantā hai) (Urdu), اللہ جانے (allāh jānē) (Urdu), خدا جانے (xudā jānē) (Urdu), Duw a wyr (Welsh), اللہ جاݨے (allāh jāṇē) (Western Panjabi), خدا جاݨے (xudā jaṇē) (Western Panjabi)
    Sense id: en-God_knows-en-phrase-O54Q~6rq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English sentences, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 96 4 Disambiguation of English sentences: 92 8 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 94 6 Disambiguation of 'Only known to God; only known to the gods': 93 7
  2. (often modifying a parenthetic concession) It is known unto God; it is certainly true. Tags: often Synonyms: certainly, of course, obviously
    Sense id: en-God_knows-en-phrase-4f3QcdPG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: God only knows, goodness knows, gosh knows, heaven knows, heaven only knows, Lord knows, Lord only knows Derived forms: God knew

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          "text": "Don't touch that! God knows who else put their hands on that thing!",
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          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "det må guderne vide"
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          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "Joost mag het weten"
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          "word": "Luoja tietää"
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          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
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          "roman": "elohim yode'a",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
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          "roman": "bhagvān jāne",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "भगवान जाने"
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          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "það má hamingjan vita"
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          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
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          "roman": "Gospod znae",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "Господ знае"
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          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "T’hemm fuq jaf"
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          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "gudene vet"
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          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "God wāt"
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "خدا میداند"
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          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
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          "word": "vai saber"
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          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "sabe-se lá"
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          "code": "pnb",
          "lang": "Western Panjabi",
          "roman": "allāh jāṇē",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "اللہ جاݨے"
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          "roman": "xudā jaṇē",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "خدا جاݨے"
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "Dumnezeu știe"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "Dumnezeu mai știe"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Bog jevó znájet",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "Бог его́ зна́ет"
        },
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Bog vestʹ",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "Бог весть"
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "aig sealbh tha brath"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "pánbohvie"
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          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "bohvie"
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          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "bogve"
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          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "bogvedi"
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        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "sabrá Dios"
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        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "Dios sabe"
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        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "sólo Dios sabe"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "det vete gudarna"
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          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "Gud vet"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "มีเพียงพระเจ้าที่รู้"
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        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "Allah bilir"
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "boh znáje",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "бог зна́є"
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          "roman": "boh zna",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
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          "roman": "bózna",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "бо́зна"
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          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "allāh jāntā hai",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "اللہ جانتا ہے"
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          "roman": "xudā jantā hai",
          "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
          "word": "خدا جانتا ہے"
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          "roman": "allāh jānē",
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          "text": "God knows many kids don't like going to school!",
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          "ref": "1700 August 8, Matthew Henry, “A Sermon Preached at the Opening of the New Meeting-House at Chester”, in Misc. Works, published 1830, page 1134",
          "text": "[…] those therefore that appeal to him upon every trivial occasion, and with a slightly superficial God knows, while they never think of God, nor have any regard to his knowledge, profane his name by taking it in vain[…]",
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          "ref": "1984, Joseph Heller, God Knows, page 8",
          "text": "I have my faults, God knows, and I may even be among the first to admit them, but to this very day I know in my bones that I'm a much better person than He is.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        {
          "ref": "1992, Larry David, “The Contest”, in Seinfeld, season 4, episode 11 (television production)",
          "text": "No, no, no. Don't do it. Don't do it! For my sake! God knows I don't ask you for much! Now, come on. Please, Jerry. Please! I'm beggin' ya! Please! Come on! Please!",
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          "word": "certainly"
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          "word": "of course"
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      "expansion": "God knows",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Don't touch that! God knows who else put their hands on that thing!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1837, Moses Stuart, A Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews, 4th edition, page 73",
          "text": "[…] Origen himself does not say this. His words are simply, \"Who wrote it [i.e. penned it down], God knows, ἡ δὲ εἰς ἡμᾶς φθάσασα ἱστορία\", but a report has come to us, that it was either Clement or Luke.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1994, Daryl Simmons & Babyface (lyrics and music), “Willing to Forgive”, performed by Aretha Franklin",
          "text": "I paid the rent, washed your clothes / Cooked your food and only God knows / Only God knows why I stay with you / I guess I'm in love",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1995, Tom Gammill and Max Pross, “The Gum”, in Seinfeld, season 7, episode 10 (television production)",
          "text": "So, you want my father to pay for this? – You saw him. He was fiddling with the engine. God knows what he did there.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "It is only known to God; it is unknown to people."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "God",
          "God"
        ],
        [
          "unknown",
          "unknown"
        ],
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "I don't know"
        },
        {
          "word": "who knows"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "God knows many kids don't like going to school!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1700 August 8, Matthew Henry, “A Sermon Preached at the Opening of the New Meeting-House at Chester”, in Misc. Works, published 1830, page 1134",
          "text": "[…] those therefore that appeal to him upon every trivial occasion, and with a slightly superficial God knows, while they never think of God, nor have any regard to his knowledge, profane his name by taking it in vain[…]",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1984, Joseph Heller, God Knows, page 8",
          "text": "I have my faults, God knows, and I may even be among the first to admit them, but to this very day I know in my bones that I'm a much better person than He is.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1992, Larry David, “The Contest”, in Seinfeld, season 4, episode 11 (television production)",
          "text": "No, no, no. Don't do it. Don't do it! For my sake! God knows I don't ask you for much! Now, come on. Please, Jerry. Please! I'm beggin' ya! Please! Come on! Please!",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "It is known unto God; it is certainly true."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "God",
          "God"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(often modifying a parenthetic concession) It is known unto God; it is certainly true."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "modifying a parenthetic concession"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "certainly"
        },
        {
          "word": "of course"
        },
        {
          "word": "obviously"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "often"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "God only knows"
    },
    {
      "word": "goodness knows"
    },
    {
      "word": "gosh knows"
    },
    {
      "word": "heaven knows"
    },
    {
      "word": "heaven only knows"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lord knows"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lord only knows"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "allāhu ʔaʕlam",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "اَللّٰهُ أَعْلَم"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "Bog znae",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "Бог знае"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "gwai² zi¹",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "鬼知"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tiān zhīdào",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "天知道"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "bůhví"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "det må guderne vide"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "Vorherre ved"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "Joost mag het weten"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "Luoja tietää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "ties"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "Dieu sait"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ɣmertma uc̣q̇is",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "ღმერთმა უწყის"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "Gott weiß"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "weiß Gott"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "énas theós xérei",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "ένας θεός ξέρει"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "elohim yode'a",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "אלוהים יודע"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bhagvān jāne",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "भगवान जाने"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "rām jāne",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "राम जाने"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "īśvar jāne",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "ईश्वर जाने"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "Isten tudja"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "það má hamingjan vita"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "ag Dia atá a fhios"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "Dio sa"
    },
    {
      "code": "kok",
      "lang": "Konkani",
      "roman": "devā gottu",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "ದೆವಾ ಗೊತ್ತು"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "Dievs vien zina"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Gospod znae",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "Господ знае"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "T’hemm fuq jaf"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "gudene vet"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "God wāt"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "خدا میداند"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "Bóg wie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "Bóg raczy wiedzieć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "Bóg jeden wie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "Bóg jedyny wie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "Bóg raczy wiedzieć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "Deus sabe"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "vai saber"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "sabe-se lá"
    },
    {
      "code": "pnb",
      "lang": "Western Panjabi",
      "roman": "allāh jāṇē",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "اللہ جاݨے"
    },
    {
      "code": "pnb",
      "lang": "Western Panjabi",
      "roman": "xudā jaṇē",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "خدا جاݨے"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "Dumnezeu știe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "Dumnezeu mai știe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Bog jevó znájet",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "Бог его́ зна́ет"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Bog vestʹ",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "Бог весть"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "aig sealbh tha brath"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "pánbohvie"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "bohvie"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "bogve"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "bogvedi"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "sabrá Dios"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "Dios sabe"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "sólo Dios sabe"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "det vete gudarna"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "Gud vet"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "มีเพียงพระเจ้าที่รู้"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "Allah bilir"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "boh znáje",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "бог зна́є"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "boh zna",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "бог зна"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "bózna",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "бо́зна"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "allāh jāntā hai",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "اللہ جانتا ہے"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "xudā jantā hai",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "خدا جانتا ہے"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "allāh jānē",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "اللہ جانے"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "xudā jānē",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "خدا جانے"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "Only known to God; only known to the gods",
      "word": "Duw a wyr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "God knows"
}

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