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We were very afraid when he told us about his curse, although we knew that ☊ Chúng tôi đã rất sợ khi anh ấy nói chochúng tôi về lời nguyền của anh ấymặc dù chúng tôi đã biết đó ☊ Paranormality
I know that – I knew that. Tôi biết cái này – tôi đã biết cái này. * 086
I know that – I knew that. Tôi biết cái này – tôi đã biết cái này. * 086
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I knew it (right away) ☊ biết ngay mà ☊
2439 knew. ☊ Tôi đã hỏi hai người về đường đến gare nhưng cả hai đều không biết. ☊
2862 I knew he was strange because everybody had warned me about him. ☊ Tôi biết là anh ấy kì lạ vì mọi người đã báo trước với tôi về anh ấy. ☊
2959 Since he got so much bad press, it wouldn't just blow over. Everybody knew him now. ☊ Vì anh ấy bị lên án trên báo chí quá nhiều nên chuyện sẽ không chỉ qua đi. Giờ mọi người đều đã biết anh ấy. ☊
The captain knew there was an engine fault but didn't want to alarm the passengers. ☊ alarm ☊
She knew that, whatever she decided, her family was right behind her. ☊ behind ☊
She knew she was close to death. ☊ close ☊
She knew that she had to confront her fears. ☊ confront ☊
I have to say in her defence that she knew nothing about it beforehand. ☊ defence ☊
depend sb/sth to do sth: He knew he could depend upon her to deal with the situation. ☊ depend on/upon sb/sth ☊
Much as she disliked going to funerals (= although she did not like it at all), she knew she had to be there. ☊ dislike ☊
I knew quite early on that I wanted to marry her. ☊ early on ☊
I was asked to give evidence (= to say what I knew, describe what I had seen, etc.) at the trial. ☊ evidence ☊
She knew from past experience that Ann would not give up easily. ☊ experience ☊
Mark knew he had behaved extremely badly. ☊ extremely ☊
As far as we knew, there was no cause for concern. ☊ as far as I know, as far as I can remember, see, tell, etc. ☊
She knew she was destined for a great future. ☊ for ☊
She knew she was taking a gamble but decided it was worth it. ☊ gamble ☊
Kim knew the geography of the building and strode along the corridor. ☊ geography ☊
If only I knew her name. ☊ if only ☊
I couldn't see who was speaking, but I knew the voice. ☊ know ☊
She was a secretary when I first knew her. ☊ know ☊
know (that)...: He knew (that) he could trust her. ☊ know ☊
I just knew that it was something I wanted to do. ☊ know ☊
know (sth): 'You were right—someone's been spreading rumours about you.' 'I knew it!' ☊ know ☊
know (that)...: As soon as I walked in the room I knew (that) something was wrong. ☊ know ☊
She knew she was dying. ☊ know ☊
know what, how, etc...: I knew perfectly well what she meant. ☊ know ☊
know where, what, etc...: I knew where he was hiding. ☊ know ☊
He knew this was his last hope of winning. ☊ last ☊
She knew the limits of her power. ☊ limit ☊
His arrogance knew (= had) no limits. ☊ limit ☊
I thought I saw someone I knew, but I must have been mistaken. ☊ mistaken ☊
He must have known (= surely he knew) what she wanted. ☊ must ☊
I had no need to open the letter—I knew what it would say. ☊ need ☊
I neither knew nor cared what had happened to him. ☊ neither ☊
I never knew (= didn't know until now) you had a twin sister. ☊ never ☊
I fainted and the next thing I knew I was in the hospital. ☊ next ☊
Nobody knew what to say. ☊ nobody ☊
None but he knew the truth. ☊ none but ☊
I only knew the official version of events. ☊ official ☊
For reasons of his own (= particular reasons that perhaps only he knew about), he refused to join the club. ☊ own ☊
The question arises as to whether or not he knew of the situation. ☊ question ☊
He went very quiet (= did not say much) so I knew he was upset. ☊ quiet ☊
It is reasonable to assume that he knew beforehand that this would happen. ☊ reasonable ☊
He wouldn't apologize. He knew he was in the right (= had justice on his side). ☊ right ☊
risk (sb/sth) doing sth: They knew they risked being arrested. ☊ risk ☊
She's still the same fun-loving person that I knew at college. ☊ same ☊
He knew that if he wasn't back by midnight, his parents would have something to say about it (= be angry). ☊ say ☊
This is a side of Alan that I never knew existed. ☊ side ☊
I knew her slightly. ☊ slightly ☊
She knew that time was slipping away. ☊ slip ☊
state that...: He stated categorically that he knew nothing about the deal. ☊ state ☊
She knew surprisingly little about her sister's life. ☊ surprisingly ☊
useless (to do sth): He knew it was useless to protest. ☊ useless ☊
He knew her weak spot where Steve was concerned. ☊ weak ☊
'Where is he now?' 'I only wish I knew!' ☊ wish ☊
She wouldn't change it, even though she knew it was wrong. ☊ would ☊
Correct me if I'm wrong (= I may be wrong) but didn't you say you two knew each other? ☊ wrong ☊
They knew they had acted wrongly. ☊ wrongly ☊
You said you knew the way. ☊ you ☊