know backwards

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know backwards

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Suggesting such familiarity with something that one could recite or list it even in reverse order.

verb knows backwards · knowing backwards · knew backwards · known backwards · know backward and forward · know backwards and forwards

UK, transitive To have very thorough knowledge of.
Similar: know inside and out

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"know backwards." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/know%20backwards. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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know backwards. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/know%20backwards

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"know backwards." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/know%20backwards.

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@misc{know_backwards_2026,
  title = {know backwards},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/know%20backwards},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}