"know what one is doing" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: knows what one is doing [present, singular, third-person], knowing what one is doing [participle, present], knew what one was doing [past], known what one was doing [participle, past]
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  1. Synonym of know what one is about Synonyms: know what one is about [synonym, synonym-of]
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