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know one's stuff

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /noʊ wʌnz stʌf/
    • /nəʊ wʌnz stʌf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /noʊ wʌnz stʌf/

Definitions of know one's stuff words

  • phrase know one's stuff If you say that someone knows their stuff, you mean that they are good at doing something because they know a lot about it. 0
  • verb know one's stuff (Intransitive Verb) INF To be knowledgeable in a particular field. 0

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Parts of speech for Know one's stuff

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

know one's stuff popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for know one's stuff

adj know one's stuff

  • proficient — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
  • capable — If a person or thing is capable of doing something, they have the ability to do it.
  • efficient — (esp. of a system or machine) Achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.
  • decent — Decent is used to describe something which is considered to be of an acceptable standard or quality.
  • skilled — having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.

verb know one's stuff

  • know like a book — (Transitive Verb) IDI To have an extensive and penetrating understanding of (something or someone).

Antonyms for know one's stuff

adj know one's stuff

  • incompetent — not competent; lacking qualification or ability; incapable: an incompetent candidate.
  • unable — lacking the necessary power, competence, etc., to accomplish some specified act: He was unable to swim.
  • unskilled — of or relating to workers who lack technical training or skill.
  • impotent — not potent; lacking power or ability.
  • incapable — not capable.

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