Example: For all I know, she is coming to the party tonight.
Definition
"For all I know" is an expression used to indicate that the speaker has limited or no information about a particular situation, suggesting that something might be true but they cannot confirm it. For example, "For all I know, she is coming to the party tonight."
The phrase "for all I know" originates from English idiomatic usage, combining 'for all' meaning 'as far as' or 'considering' and 'I know' referring to the speaker's knowledge. It has been used for centuries to express uncertainty or lack of specific information.
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"For all I know" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (C2) - set 1", containing 106 commonly used expressions.
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