in the know

prepositional phrase

Informed; aware.

“Anyone who is in the know doesn't shop there.”

Opposite
in the dark
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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticInformed; aware.

    Anyone who is in the know doesn't shop there.

    3 more examples

    Those in the know don't shop at that kind of store.

    He appears to be in the know about such matters.

    "Reet. Wot fort do? I'm off wom.". No, we're not speaking a foreign language, although the bulk of readers could be forgiven for thinking so. Rather, for those in the know, it is of course a typical example of 'Wiganese' dialect, which has been brought to life by an Avanti West Coast-funded mural in the underpass of Wigan North Western station.

    2022 January 12, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 948, page 70

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
in the dark
Also see
awareeruditein the loopin the pictureknowledgefullearnedsmart

Translations

Arabic عَلَى عِلْم
  • عَلَى عِلْم (ʕalā ʕilm)informed, aware
Catalan al corrent
  • al correntinformed, aware
Chinese Mandarin 知情, 有知識的 /有知识的
  • 知情 (zhīqíng)informed, aware
  • 有知識的 /有知识的 (yǒu zhīshi de)informed, aware
Danish informeret, velinformeret
  • informeretinformed, aware
  • velinformeretinformed, aware
Dutch ingewijd
  • ingewijdinformed, aware
Estonian teadlik
  • teadlikinformed, aware
Finnish tietävä
  • tietäväinformed, aware
French au courant, au parfum
  • au courantinformed, aware
  • au parfuminformed, aware
German eingeweiht, im Bilde über etwas sein
  • eingeweihtinformed, aware
  • im Bilde über etwas seininformed, aware
Hungarian tájékozott, beavatott
  • tájékozottinformed, aware
  • beavatottinformed, aware
  • jól értesültinformed, aware
  • képben vaninformed, aware
Italian al corrente, informato
  • al correnteinformed, aware
  • informatoinformed, aware
Polish wtajemniczony
  • wtajemniczonyinformed, aware
Portuguese informado, atento
  • informadoinformed, aware
  • atentoinformed, aware
Russian в ку́рсе
  • в ку́рсе (v kúrse)informed, aware
Spanish al loro, en el ajo
  • al loroinformed, aware
  • en el ajoinformed, aware
  • al tantoinformed, aware
  • en la pomadainformed, aware
  • al corrienteinformed, aware
  • en todasinformed, aware
Ukrainian обі́знаний, в ку́рсі
  • обі́знаний (obíznanyj)informed, aware
  • в ку́рсі (v kúrsi)informed, aware
Cite this entry
APA

in the know. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20know

MLA

“in the know.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20know. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in the know,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20know.

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