know it

phrase

: to be aware of something
It's wrong and you know it!

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The Ojibwe Tribe of the Great Lakes of North America and Canada also know it as the Falling Leaves Moon, while the indigenous Assiniboine people named it the Yellow Leaf Moon, referring to the the transformational effect of Autumn on seasonal trees. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026 While the Assiniboine of the Northern Great Plains know it as the black cherries moon, the Eastern Woodlands nations refer to it as the green corn moon, according to the Farmers’ Almanac. — Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 But the stone is so historically infamous that locals know it as Ínség-szikla—the Rock of Starvation. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026 In a team too young to know it isn’t supposed to be any good. — Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for know it

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“Know it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/know%20it. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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