I know (it)
idiom
1
—used to express agreement
"Hurry up, we're going to be late." "I know, but I can't find my shoe."
"This place is such a mess." "I know it."
2
—used to introduce a suggestion
"What should we do tonight?" "I know—how about a movie?"
Examples of I know (it) in a Sentence
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Well, Don, you and I know Congress often is dysfunctional.
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Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Neither my sister nor I know if anything actually happened, and her husband always denied it.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
Indiana in Caitlin Clark's future?'I know how well people support women's basketball here.
—Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Jan. 2024
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Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Neither my sister nor I know if anything actually happened, and her husband always denied it.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
Indiana in Caitlin Clark's future?'I know how well people support women's basketball here.
—Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Jan. 2024
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“I know (it).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/I%20know%20%28it%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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