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He knew well where he wanted to go.
He knew exactly/precisely where he wanted to go.
know sb/sth well
= be fully familiar with: ‘After living in Florence for two years, I know the city
very well.’ Compare: ‘I’m completely against the idea, as you well know.’
knowledge
1
I
don’t have much knowledge about it.
I don’t know much about it.
I only have a little knowledge about the United States.
I don’t know very much about the United States.
The man had a good knowledge of car engines,
The man knew a lot about car engines.
When talking informally about how much someone knows about something, use the verb
know
(NOT
have ... knowledge):
‘I don’t know anything at all about computers.’ ‘Talk to Parn. She
knows a lot about horses.’
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