know full well

verb

To understand completely.

Meanings

verbknow full well (third-person singular simple present knows full well, present participle knowing full well, simple past knew full well, past participle known full well)

present singular third person knows full well · participle present knowing full well · past knew full well · participle past known full well

  1. set phraseTo understand completely.
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Chicago

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