Meanings
phrase
- A response used to indicate that speaker was in agreement with the preceding statement before it was made.
Synonyms: you're telling me, I know it, I know that's right, I know, right · Antonyms: I don't know
- An emphatic assertion that one has a solution, an answer, or an idea.
Near-synonym: eureka
1 more example
- What are we going to do with this leaky hosepipe? - I know: let's use it as a garden sprinkler!
Synonyms: eureka
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseA response used to indicate that speaker was in agreement with the preceding statement before it was made.
Opposite
phraseAn emphatic assertion that one has a solution, an answer, or an idea.
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Translations
Arabic أَنَا أَعْرِفُ
- أَنَا أَعْرِفُ (ʔanā ʔaʕrifu)response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
Bengali আমি জানি
- আমি জানি (ami jani)response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
Bulgarian знам, аз знам
- знам (znam)response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
- аз знам (az znam)response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
Chinese Mandarin 我知道, 我知道了
- 我知道 (wǒ zhīdào)response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
- 我知道了 (wǒ zhīdào le)assertion that speaker has answer or idea
Czech vím
- vímresponse indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
Finnish tiedän, minä tiedän
- tiedänresponse indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
- minä tiedänassertion that speaker has answer or idea
French je sais, je le sais
- je saisresponse indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
- je le saisresponse indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
- je sais bienresponse indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
German ich weiß
- ich weißresponse indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
Greek ξέρω
- ξέρω (xéro)response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
Hebrew אני יודע, אני יודעת
- אני יודע (ani yodea)response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
- אני יודעת (ani yodaat)response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
Hungarian tudom, megvan
- tudomresponse indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
- megvanassertion that speaker has answer or idea
- tudom márassertion that speaker has answer or idea
Italian lo so
- lo soresponse indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
Korean 나도 안다, 내가 안다
- 나도 안다 (nado anda)response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
- 내가 안다 (naega anda)assertion that speaker has answer or idea
Latvian zinu, es zinu
- zinuresponse indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
- es zinuresponse indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
Lithuanian žinau, aš žinau
- žinauresponse indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
- aš žinauresponse indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
Malay saya tahu, aku tahu
- saya tahuresponse indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
- aku tahuresponse indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
- kutahuresponse indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
Persian من میدانم, میدانم
- من میدانم (man mi-dânam)response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
- میدانم (mi-dânam)response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
- میدونم (mi-dunam)response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
Polish wiem, znam
- wiemresponse indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
- znamresponse indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
Portuguese eu sei, já sei
- eu seiresponse indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
- já seiassertion that speaker has answer or idea
Romanian știu
- știuresponse indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
Russian я зна́ю, зна́ю
- я зна́ю (ja znáju)response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
- зна́ю (znáju)response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
Slovak viem
- viemresponse indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
Spanish lo sé, ya sé
- lo séresponse indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
- ya séassertion that speaker has answer or idea
Swedish jag vet, jag vet
- jag vetresponse indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
- jag vetassertion that speaker has answer or idea
Tagalog alam ko, alam ko na
- alam koresponse indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
- alam ko naassertion that speaker has answer or idea
Tamil எனக்கு தெரியும், நான் அறிவேன்
- எனக்கு தெரியும் (eṉakku teriyum)response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
- நான் அறிவேன் (nāṉ aṟivēṉ)response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
- எனக்கு தெரியும் (eṉakku teriyum)assertion that speaker has answer or idea
- நான் அறிவேன் (nāṉ aṟivēṉ)assertion that speaker has answer or idea
Turkish biliyorum
- biliyorumresponse indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
Ukrainian я зна́ю, зна́ю
- я зна́ю (ja znáju)response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
- зна́ю (znáju)response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
Yiddish איך ווייס
- איך ווייס (ikh veys)response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made
Cite this entry
APA
I know. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20know
MLA
“I know.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20know. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “I know,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20know.
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