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to know from
[phrase form: know]
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to distinguish or identify between two things or individuals based on knowledge or familiarity
Example
The detective had known from the fingerprints which suspect had been at the crime scene.
She knows from the tone of my voice whether I'm happy or upset.
We know from the smell whether the food is fresh or spoiled.
The seasoned politician scoffed at the young upstart's superficial promises, muttering that you cannot catch old birds with chaff, as he knew from experience that voters were not easily swayed by empty rhetoric.
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