know what one is about in English

Forms: knows what one is about [present, singular, third-person], knowing what one is about [participle, present], knew what one was about [past], known what one was about [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|know<,,knew,known> what one is<is,is,was> about}} know what one is about (third-person singular simple present knows what one is about, present participle knowing what one is about, simple past knew what one was about, past participle known what one was about)

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    {
      "form": "knows what one is about",
      "tags": [
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    {
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    {
      "form": "knew what one was about",
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      "form": "known what one was about",
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        "To understand one's situation, how to act in that situation, and the results of those actions."
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        "(informal) To understand one's situation, how to act in that situation, and the results of those actions."
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        {
          "word": "what someone is about"
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "know what one is doing"
        },
        {
          "word": "know one's ass from a hole in the ground"
        },
        {
          "word": "know shit from Shinola"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "know what one is about"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "knows what one is about",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "knowing what one is about",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knew what one was about",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "known what one was about",
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        "past"
      ]
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      ],
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        "(informal) To understand one's situation, how to act in that situation, and the results of those actions."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "know what one is doing"
        },
        {
          "word": "know one's ass from a hole in the ground"
        },
        {
          "word": "know shit from Shinola"
        }
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}

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"know what one is about" meaning in English

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