Not to my knowledge

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9 September 2025

Not to my knowledge

We use this expression to say that we think something is not true or has not happened as far as we know.

Written: Yes

Spoken: Yes

Formal: No

Informal: Yes

Example 1

Have Phil and Fatima arrived yet?

Not to my knowledge. They usually get here about ten.

Example 2

Is there a bank around here?

Not to my knowledge. I think there's one nearer the centre, though.

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