know what it means

know what it means
know what it means
: to understand what it is like to do or be something

I know what it means to be poor.

— usually used in negative statements

You don't know what it means to be truly alone.

— sometimes used in an exaggerated way to make a forceful statement

I don't know what it means to surrender! [=I will never surrender]

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