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know someone by name
phrase
to have heard the name of a person but not seen or talked to them: 听说过（某人）
I know him by name, but I don't think I've ever met him.
His election campaign has only just got up and running, so most voters don't know him by name yet.
She didn't recognize me because she only knew me by name.
A lot of people in the crowd knew him by name and called out to him.
She was known only by name to most of the people invited.
to know a person whom you do not see or talk with very often well enough that you know their name:
She stayed at the hotel so often that she knew all the staff by name.
He's a huge movie star, but he took the time to get to know all the crew and knew them by name.
Their staff have worked intimately with them for years, and they still don't know them by name?
I visited the local pub so often while I was in town that the bartender knew me by name.
He's the sort of teacher who knows all his students by name after the first day of classes.
See also
knowverb(BE FAMILIAR WITH)
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