Word meaning know it all

know-it-all
[‘nəʊɪtˌɔːl]

1) Общая лексика: без вас знаю, всезнайка, желающий все делать по-своему, пренебрегающий советами друзей, упрямец, желающий все делать по-своему, человек, имеющий на все готовый ответ

2) Сленг: умник, человек, претендующий на разносторонние знания

Универсальный англо-русский словарь.
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  • know-it-all — know it alls N COUNT (disapproval) If you say that someone is a know it all, you are critical of them because they think that they know a lot more than other people. [AM, INFORMAL] (in BRIT, use know all) …   English dictionary

  • Know-it-all — n. One who knows everything; hence, a person who makes pretension to great knowledge, especially one whose didactic conversational habit conspicuously reveals his belief that he has superior knowledge on many subjects; a wiseacre; a know all; us …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Know-it-all — or know all is an epithet applied to any person who exhibits the belief that he or she possesses a superior intellect and wealth of knowledge, and shows a determination to demonstrate his perceived superiority at every opportunity. ee also* Whiz… …   Wikipedia

  • know-it-all — n informal especially AmE someone who behaves as if they know everything used to show disapproval British Equivalent: know all …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • know-it-all — [nō′it ôl΄] adj. Informal pretending or claiming to know much about almost everything n. Informal a know it all person …   English World dictionary

  • know-it-all — know it ,all noun count INFORMAL someone who is annoying because they think they know everything …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • know-it-all — index bigot Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • know-it-all — know′ it all n. a person who acts as though he or she had better knowledge or understanding than anyone else • Etymology: 1930–35 …   From formal English to slang

  • know-it-all — [n] intellectual, smart aleck braggart, brain*, smarty pants*, walking encyclopedia, windbag, wiseacre, wise guy*; concepts 412,423 …   New thesaurus

  • know-it-all — noun someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others • Syn: ↑know all • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism • Hypernyms: ↑egotist, ↑egoist, ↑swellhead * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • know-it-all — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms know it all : singular know it all plural know it alls informal a know all …   English dictionary

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know it all

To seem or affect to know everything about any given topic, and to make an irritating point of demonstrating that knowledge to others. Jim’s new boyfriend always acts like he knows it all. I can’t stand having a conversation with him about anything!

know-it-all

A person who seems or affects to know everything about any given topic, and who makes an irritating point of demonstrating their knowledge to others. Jim’s new boyfriend is such a know-it-all. I can’t stand having a conversation with him about anything! There is nothing more annoying than working with a know-it-all who constantly tries to outdo everyone else.

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

know-it-all

n. someone who gives the impression of knowing everything. Pete is such a know-it-all!

McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

See also:

  • know it all
  • be too clever by half
  • have hung up and salted
  • munch
  • be on (one’s) nerves
  • needle (one) about (something)
  • needle about
  • on a (subject or activity) kick
  • a pain in the neck

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • know-all (British, Ireland)

Etymology[edit]

know +‎ -it-all

Noun[edit]

know-it-all (plural know-it-alls)

  1. (chiefly US, derogatory) Someone who claims to be knowledgeable or an expert in something, obnoxiously dismissing the opinions, advice, suggestions, etc. of others.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:know-it-all

    We had it all figured out, but this know-it-all marched in with «the correct way of solving it», leaving our experiment in shambles.

    • 2004, Princeton Review, Know It All! Grades 9-12 Reading, The Princeton Review, →ISBN, page 22:

      The same holds true for supporting details—they help you to learn more about a topic. Be a know it all by sharing these details and supporting details with friends.

    • 2005, Pansie Hart Flood, Tiger Turcotte Takes on the Know-it-all, Carolrhoda Books, →ISBN:

      She’s a mean, bossy know-it-all.

    • 2012, Joe Ike, How do I relate with a “know-it-all”?, xBusinessServices Corp., page 60:
      Have you ever gone shopping with a Know-It-All girlfriend and she insists, without your consent or consulting you first, to choose your outfits for you?

Derived terms[edit]

  • know-it-allery

Translations[edit]

someone who obnoxiously claims to be knowledgeable on a subject

  • Armenian: ամենագետ (hy) (amenaget), ամենագիտակ (amenagitak)
  • Basque: sasijakintsu (eu), sasijakitun
  • Bulgarian: всезнайко m (vseznajko)
  • Catalan: setciències (ca), mestretites (ca)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 萬事通／万事通 (zh) (wànshìtōng)
  • Czech: vševěd m
  • Danish: klogeåge c, besserwisser c
  • Dutch: betweter (nl) m, wijsneus (nl) m
  • Finnish: kaikkitietävä (fi), besserwisser (fi)
  • French: je-sais-tout (fr) m, ti-Jo Connaissant (fr) m (Quebec), toutologue (fr) m or f
  • Galician: sabichón m, sabichona f
  • Georgian: ჭკუის კოლოფი (č̣ḳuis ḳolopi), ყოვლისმცოდნე (q̇ovlismcodne)
  • German: Besserwisser (de) m, Besserwisserin (de) f, Neunmalkluger m, Neunmalkluge f, Rechthaber (de) m, Rechthaberin (de) f, Schulmeister (de) m, Schulmeisterin f, Klugscheißer (de) m, Klugscheißerin (de) f, Schlaumeier (de) m, Schlaumeierin (de) f, Schlauberger (de) m, Schlaubergerin (de) f
  • Greek: ξερόλας (el) m (xerólas), ξερόλα f (xeróla)
  • Italian: sapientone, sa tutto, saputello (it) m, tuttologo (it) m, nientologo m
  • Japanese: 知ったかぶりをする人 (ja) (しったかぶりをするひと, shittakaburi o suru hito) (no exact term exists, the term for the action is idiomatic)
  • Macedonian: се́знајко m (séznajko)
  • Malay: palatao (ms) (slang)
  • Maori: whakaputa mōhio, ngutu huia
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: bedreviter (no) m, viktigper m, forståsegpåer (no) m, besserwisser m
  • Persian: علامه دهر‎ (‘allâme-ye dahr)
  • Polish: przemądrzalec m, mądraliński m, mądrala (pl) m or f, chłopek-roztropek (pl) m, besserwisser (pl) m
  • Portuguese: sabichão (pt) m, sabichona f, sabe-tudo m or f
  • Russian: всезна́йка (ru) m or f (vseznájka), (also a famous protagonist) зна́йка (ru) m or f (znájka)
  • Serbo-Croatian: sveznalica (sh) m or f, свезналица m or f
  • Spanish: sabelotodo (es), sabiondo (es) m, todólogo, cuñado (es) m (Spain)
  • Swedish: viktigpetter (sv), besserwisser (sv) c
  • Turkish: çok bilmiş (tr)
  • Welsh: hollwybodusyn m
  • West Frisian: wiisprater, wiisnoas

See also[edit]

  • ultracrepidarian
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: one who claims to know everything

also

: one who disdains advice

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

O’Dowd and Ayoade star as Roy and Moss, socially inept, know-it-all IT technicians.


—Jason Bailey, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023




Dierks Bentley has never considered himself much of a know-it-all.


—Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2023




The Curiosity To Learn We are all thrown new curveballs every day, and someone who is willing to research, dig in and learn something new will always do better than the know-it-all.


—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023




His glib, know-it-all style may impress some in the media, but his crisis-management skills are awful.


—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 25 Feb. 2023




Kellie Shanygne Williams Kellie Shanygne Williams made her name playing Laura Winslow, the seemingly perfect know-it-all daughter of Carl and Harriette on Family Matters.


—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of know-it-all was
in 1873

Dictionary Entries Near know-it-all

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На основании Вашего запроса эти примеры могут содержать грубую лексику.


На основании Вашего запроса эти примеры могут содержать разговорную лексику.

всезнайка m

всезнайкой

всезнающего

всезнающими

себя всезнайку

всезнания

всезнающих

всезнающий


Managers who behave as a know-it-all, can never motivate and serve as role models to employees.



Менеджеры, которые ведут себя как всезнайка, никогда не сможет мотивировать и служить в качестве ролевых моделей для сотрудников.


He was quite a know-it-all, and he wanted to kind of make you laugh.



Он был немного всезнайка и он хотел вас рассмешить.


He continues being a trash-talking know-it-all who doesn’t really know anything.



«Он продолжит оставаться хвастливым всезнайкой, который, на самом деле, ничего не знает.


This will help you see if you are dealing with a team player or a know-it-all.



Это поможет понять, имеете ли вы дело с командным игроком или всезнайкой.


Don’t be a know-it-all, especially in church settings where the great majority of our spiritual lives revolves around faith and belief.



Не будьте всезнайкой, особенно в церковной обстановке, где большая часть нашей духовной жизни вращается вокруг веры и религиозных убеждений.


Many imagine coldly objective future computers, but no one likes a know-it-all.



Многие представляют себе компьютеры будущего холодно-объективными, но никто не любит всезнаек.


I didn’t like to hang out with the «know-it-all» crowd.



Мне не нравилось болтаться с толпой «всезнайки«.


The know-it-all who actually knows it all.



Всезнайка, которая на самом деле всё знает.


My brother is a dangerous know-it-all and the stuff he’s messing with is even worse.



Мой брат — опасный всезнайка, а эти штуки, с которыми он возится, ещё хуже.


I’ll call you if I ever need a bossy know-it-all.



Я тебе позвоню, если мне понадобится любящая командовать всезнайка.


Well, I’d rather be poindexter the know-it-all than the hoi polloi.



Что ж, я скорее предпочту быть всезнайкой, чем шушерой.


Well, tell me this, miss know-it-all.



А скажи-ка мне вот что, мисс Всезнайка.


I don’t know why I’m such a know-it-all.


He has glasses and I’m a know-it-all; we are not built for prison.



Он носит очки, а я всезнайка, мы не созданы для тюрьмы.


The know-it-all received a mystery guest at number neun and before long, there’s an asphyxiation.



Всезнайка принял загадочного гостя в девятом номере и вскоре произошло удушье.


Nobody likes a know-it-all, kid.


I’m sorry if I was a know-it-all.


An experienced «know-it-all» is truly a skunk at the garden party.



Опытный «всезнайка» — воистину скунс на вечеринке в саду.


Whether it’s a leader or the ward know-it-all, it usually never works out well.



Будь то руководитель или приходской всезнайка, обычно ничего хорошего из этого не получается.


That’s because it is often perceived as being a know-it-all or self-absorbed.



Это потому, что это часто воспринимается как всезнайка или самодовольство.

Ничего не найдено для этого значения.

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