know back to front in English

Forms: knows back to front [present, singular, third-person], knowing back to front [participle, present], knew back to front [past], known back to front [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|know<,,knew,known> back to front}} know back to front (third-person singular simple present knows back to front, present participle knowing back to front, simple past knew back to front, past participle known back to front)

Inflected forms

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      "form": "knows back to front",
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"know back to front" meaning in English

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