Relationships
know someone by name
recognise and remember a person's name
To know someone by name means to know what they are called, even if you do not know them personally.
Hear it in real life
Do you know the new neighbours?
I know them by name, but we have not spoken much.
The receptionist knows most of the regular visitors by name.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I know him with name.
Say: I know him by name.
The fixed expression uses 'by name', not 'with name.'
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
know someone by name; know everyone by name
Your turn: say it out loud
The receptionist knows most of the regular visitors by name.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
know someone by name
recognise and remember a person's name
“The receptionist knows most of the regular visitors by name.”
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