know someone

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To have personal or social connections.

Japanese Meaning

（人と）知り合いであること、あるいは親しい関係にあること

It's helpful to know someone at the company when applying for a job.

求人に応募する時、その会社に知り合いがいると助かります。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To have personal or social connections.

knows someone

（ present singular third-person ）

knowing someone

（ participle present ）

knew someone

（ past ）

known someone

（ participle past ）