Lord knows… Definition 1 of 3Pro Tip 1/3Expressing Uncertainty Used when you don't know the answer and feel it is impossible to find out. How long this will take, Lord knows. Pro Tip 2/3Emphasize Mystery Highlights that the reason or cause is a mystery to everyone. Lord knows why the lights went out just in our house. Pro Tip 3/3Substitute for Knowledge Suggests that only a higher power or God could understand or know the answer. How she remembers all those facts, Lord knows.