know someone: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    generalneutral
    • To be acquainted with or to have personal familiarity with a person.

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    • I've known Sarah since college, so I can vouch for her character and work ethic.

      I have been acquainted with Sarah since college, so I can vouch for her character and work ethic.

    • Do you know anyone in the marketing department? I heard they’re hiring.

      Are you acquainted with anyone in the marketing department? I heard they’re hiring.

    • They've known each other for years, ever since they worked on the same project together.

      They have been personally familiar with each other for years, ever since they worked on the same project together.

    • I don't know him personally, but I've met him at several conferences.

      I am acquainted with him but not personally; I have met him at several conferences.

  • 2.

    generalinformalcolloquial
    • To have a contact or connection who can provide help, a favor, or access to resources.

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    • If you want to get tickets to the concert, you should know someone who works at the venue.

      If you want to get tickets to the concert, you should have a contact who can provide help.

    • I know someone in the industry who might be able to help us with the project proposal.

      I have a contact in the industry who might be able to help us with the project proposal.

    • You don't have to worry about the permit; I know someone at the city hall who can expedite the process.

      You don't have to worry about the permit; I have a contact at city hall who can expedite the process.

  • 3.

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    • To recognize or be able to identify a person by sight or reputation.

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    • At the reunion, I recognized several people but didn’t know some of them from before.

      At the reunion, I identified several people but was unable to recognize some of them.

    • She knows him by reputation but has never met him in person.

      She recognizes him by reputation but has never met him in person.

    • They know the new manager from previous jobs, so they were not surprised by his leadership style.

      They recognize the new manager from previous jobs, so they were not surprised by his leadership style.

    • I thought I knew everyone in the department, but it turns out there are a few I don't know yet.

      I believed I could identify everyone in the department, but it turns out there are a few I have not met yet.

  • 4.

    generalinformal
    • To have had sexual relations with someone; to be sexually intimate with a person.

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    • They have known each other intimately for years, though they keep it private from colleagues.

      They have been sexually intimate with each other for years, though they keep it private from colleagues.

    • Rumor has it that the CEO knows the actress in the biblical sense, but no one confirms it openly.

      Rumor has it that the CEO has had sexual relations with the actress, but no one confirms it openly.

    • She was discreet when asked if she knew the politician in the biblical sense, avoiding a direct answer.

      She was discreet when asked if she had sexual relations with the politician, avoiding a direct answer.

Examples:

  • EN: Hey, I know someone who will pay a lot for it.
    ES: Oye, conozco a uno que paga bien esas cosas.
  • EN: And I thought, perhaps you might know someone who would look into his room and search it for me. Professionally!
    ES: Y pensé que talvez usted pudiese conocer a alguien que podría buscar algo en su habitación, para mí. ¡Profesionalmente!
  • EN: If you won't listen to me, I know someone who will.
    ES: Si no me vas a escuchar, conozco a alguien que sí.
  • EN: - No. But they know someone visits her.
    ES: - No, pero saben que recibe visitas.
  • EN: I know someone just like you someone just like you.
    ES: Yo también conozco alguien igual a ti.
  • EN: I know someone who has such documents to send him to jail right away!
    ES: Yo conozco a una persona que tiene unos documentos que lo mandarían directo a la cárcel.
  • EN: And I know someone who'll quit working at the quarry
    ES: Conozco a uno que dejará la cantera tranquilamente.
  • EN: I know someone you don't put up as much of a fuss with.
    ES: ¡Conozco a uno al que no pones tantos impedimentos!
  • EN: I know someone. You'll see!
    ES: Te presentaré a alguien.
  • EN: Only I used to know someone else who laughed just like that.
    ES: Conocí a alguien que se reía así.
  • EN: Yes, I know someone here, a Major Finsbury.
    ES: En Sidney, conocía al comandante Finsbury.
  • EN: Do you know someone you can leave the baby with?
    ES: ¿Conoces a alguien con quien puedas dejar al bebé?
  • EN: Yes, I know someone.
    ES: Sí, conozco a alguien.
  • EN: Unless you know someone who can vouch for you.
    ES: A menos que conozcan a alguien que pueda salir garante por ustedes.
  • EN: I know someone who thinks I am.
    ES: Sé de alguien que cree que sí.
  • EN: Hey, I know someone who will pay a lot for it.
    ES: Oye, conozco a uno que paga bien esas cosas.
  • EN: And I thought, perhaps you might know someone who would look into his room and search it for me. Professionally!
    ES: Y pensé que talvez usted pudiese conocer a alguien que podría buscar algo en su habitación, para mí. ¡Profesionalmente!
  • EN: If you won't listen to me, I know someone who will.
    ES: Si no me vas a escuchar, conozco a alguien que sí.
  • EN: - No. But they know someone visits her.
    ES: - No, pero saben que recibe visitas.
  • EN: I know someone just like you someone just like you.
    ES: Yo también conozco alguien igual a ti.
  • EN: I know someone who has such documents to send him to jail right away!
    ES: Yo conozco a una persona que tiene unos documentos que lo mandarían directo a la cárcel.
  • EN: And I know someone who'll quit working at the quarry
    ES: Conozco a uno que dejará la cantera tranquilamente.
  • EN: I know someone you don't put up as much of a fuss with.
    ES: ¡Conozco a uno al que no pones tantos impedimentos!
  • EN: I know someone. You'll see!
    ES: Te presentaré a alguien.
  • EN: Unless you know someone who can vouch for you.
    ES: A menos que conozcan a alguien que pueda salir garante por ustedes.
  • EN: Only I used to know someone else who laughed just like that.
    ES: Conocí a alguien que se reía así.
  • EN: Yes, I know someone here, a Major Finsbury.
    ES: En Sidney, conocía al comandante Finsbury.
  • EN: Do you know someone you can leave the baby with?
    ES: ¿Conoces a alguien con quien puedas dejar al bebé?
  • EN: Yes, I know someone.
    ES: Sí, conozco a alguien.
  • EN: I know someone who thinks I am.
    ES: Sé de alguien que cree que sí.

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