barely know
Frequency: 6.58.0 per million words
to know someone or something only slightly
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Examples (10)
- I barely know him, so I can't comment on his character.
- We barely know each other, but we seem to get along well.
- She barely knows anything about the project details.
- They barely knew what hit them when the news broke.
- I barely know enough Spanish to order food.
- He barely knows how to use a computer.
- Even after living there for years, I barely know my neighbors.
- The new employee barely knows the office layout.
- You barely know me, why are you trusting me with this?
- We barely knew each other's names when we first met.