know which way is up in English

Forms: knows which way is up [present, singular, third-person], knowing which way is up [participle, present], knew which way is up [past], known which way is up [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|know<,,knew,known> which way is up}} know which way is up (third-person singular simple present knows which way is up, present participle knowing which way is up, simple past knew which way is up, past participle known which way is up)

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      "form": "knows which way is up",
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        "third-person"
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    {
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        "present"
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    },
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"know which way is up" meaning in English

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