who knows

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who knows

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A rhetorical question asked to show that the person asking it neither knows the answer nor knows who might. It could be one or the other, or both. Who knows?
A rhetorical question asked to express the idea that anything is possible or that anything could happen. Who knows? Maybe someday he'll finish writing his book and make lots of money selling it.

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phrase rhetorical question: one doesn't know

Español	quién sabe, saber, a saber
日本語	さあ？ sā?, …かもしれない …ka mo shirenai
中文	誰知道？ /谁知道？ shéi zhīdào
Português	quem sabe?, vai saber?
Français	qui sait
Deutsch	wer weiß?
Italiano	chissà?, chi lo sa?, vallo a sapere, vattelappesca
Ελληνικά	ποιος ξέρει; poios xérei?
Română	cine știe?
Русский	кто зна́ет? kto znájet?, кто его́ зна́ет? kto jevó znájet?, как знать? kak znatʹ?, чёрт его́ зна́ет! čort jevó znájet!
العربية	مَن يَدْرِي؟ man yadrī?, اَللّٰهُ أَعْلَم allāhu ʔaʕlam, إِبْصَر ʔibṣar
עברית	השד יודע

phrase rhetorical question: anything is possible

Español	quién sabe, saber, a saber
日本語	さあ？ sā?
中文	誰知道？ /谁知道？ shéi zhīdào
Português	quem sabe?, vai saber?
Français	qui sait
Italiano	chissà?, chi lo sa, chi può dirlo?, vattelappesca
Ελληνικά	ποιος ξέρει; poios xérei?
Română	cine știe?
Русский	кто зна́ет? kto znájet, кто его́ зна́ет? kto jevó znájet
עברית	השד יודע

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@misc{who_knows_2026,
  title = {who knows},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/who%20knows},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}