"you know" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /juː nəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ju noʊ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-you know.ogg [Mid-Atlantic]
Etymology: First attested as a filled pause in the early 18th century, as a euphemism in the mid-19th century. Head templates: {{en-interj}} you know
  1. (informal) Expression signifying a pause or hesitation. Tags: informal Translations (expression signifying a pause or hesitation): يَعْنِي (yaʕnī) (Arabic), 那个 (nèige) (Chinese Mandarin), 那個 (Chinese Mandarin), du ved (Danish), weet je (Dutch), weet je wel (Dutch), nu (Esperanto), tiedäthän (Finnish), näes (Finnish), tu vois (French), tu sais (French), შენც იცი (šenc ici) (Georgian), ხომ იცი, რაც (xom ici, rac) (Georgian), weißt du (German), bhuel (Irish), così (Italian), capisci (Italian), cioè (Italian), tipo (Italian), sai (Italian), あの (ano) (Japanese), その (sono) (Japanese), 分かる (wakaru) (alt: わかる) (Japanese), wiesz (Polish), widzisz (Polish), rozumiesz (Polish), wie pan (Polish), rozumie pan (Polish), widzi pan (Polish), no (Polish), nie (Polish), cóż (Polish), você sabe (Portuguese), sabe (Portuguese), э́то (éto) (Russian), ка́к его (kák jevo) (Russian), pues (Spanish), bueno (Spanish), entonces (Spanish), sabes (Spanish), du vet (Swedish), yani (Turkish), (Vietnamese), ừm (Vietnamese), địt mẹ [vulgar] (Vietnamese), đủ má [vulgar] (Vietnamese), wyddost ti [North] (Welsh), wyt ti'n gwybod [South] (Welsh), sti (Welsh), t’mod (Welsh), ch’mod (Welsh), ‘sti (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-you_know-en-intj-icmpFJJb Disambiguation of 'expression signifying a pause or hesitation': 78 19 2 1 0
  2. (informal) Expression used to imply meaning, rather than say it, such as when a person is embarrassed. Tags: informal Synonyms (generic fillers): right, like, er, erm, um
    Sense id: en-you_know-en-intj-ZpevHSLO Categories (other): English sentences Disambiguation of English sentences: 9 29 18 21 23 Disambiguation of 'generic fillers': 17 39 28 4 13
  3. (informal) Used as a rhetorical question to confirm agreement, knowing or understanding at the end of a statement. Tags: informal Synonyms (confirming attention, understanding, and/or agreement): you see, do you know what I'm saying, you know what I'm saying, right, eh, don't you know
    Sense id: en-you_know-en-intj-32OWOPSI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms, English filled pauses, English sentences Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 29 36 5 18 Disambiguation of English euphemisms: 7 25 40 11 17 Disambiguation of English filled pauses: 14 24 32 9 21 Disambiguation of English sentences: 9 29 18 21 23 Disambiguation of 'confirming attention, understanding, and/or agreement': 5 17 61 12 5
  4. (informal) Used to introduce information. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-you_know-en-intj-adAZHsn4 Categories (other): English sentences Disambiguation of English sentences: 9 29 18 21 23
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see you, know. Synonyms: y'know, yunno [pronunciation-spelling, slang] Related terms: if you know, you know, if you know what I mean, what do you know, wouldn't you know it, you know it, you-know-what, you know what, you know what I mean, you-know-who, you never know
    Sense id: en-you_know-en-intj-BJArwOZ2 Categories (other): English sentences Disambiguation of English sentences: 9 29 18 21 23

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          "ref": "2002 December 15, “Interview with David Beckham”, in Breakfast with Frost, spoken by David Beckham, via BBC",
          "text": "I don’t usually get nervous in games and, you know, taking free kicks and penalties but that’s the first time I’ve been that nervous in, in a game, where I have to, I’m in a situation where I’m, you know […]",
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          "word": "ờ"
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          "text": "A: I heard you want to... do something with me.\nB: Do what?\nA: You know... umm...\nB: Sex?\nA: Yeah.",
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          "text": "But I guess that's life, you know?",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "text": "I just wasn't into it, you know?",
          "type": "example"
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          "ref": "2024 January 29 [2024 January 26], Tim Lee, Ray Chung, quoting Brendan Kavanagh, “London YouTuber hid in van, received death threats after piano face-off”, in Luisetta Mudie, transl., Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 2024-01-29",
          "text": "\"I heard Winnie the Pooh was like garlic to a vampire to the Chinese commies,\" he said. \"Popular arts and music, poetry, dancing and singing is a threat to those in power, and I'm really trying to bring back that rock-and-roll rebellious spirit into music, you know.\"",
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          "word": "eh"
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          "text": "You know, he's actually pretty nice.",
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          "ref": "2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Engineering, SSV Normandy",
          "text": "Tali: You know, there's always a few who go on their Pilgrimages and never return. I always assumed something bad happened to them, but maybe they just wanted a different life.",
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          "ref": "2016, Voice of America, Learning English (public domain), archived from the original on 2017-09-25",
          "text": "Audio (US) (file)\nYou know, Pete, I am new to D.C. The city is big. — Yeah. But you learn a little more every day.",
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 28 0 72",
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 28 0 72",
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 28 0 72",
          "word": "what do you know"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 28 0 72",
          "word": "wouldn't you know it"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 28 0 72",
          "word": "you know it"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 28 0 72",
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          "_dis1": "0 0 28 0 72",
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        {
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    }
  ],
  "word": "you know"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English euphemisms",
    "English filled pauses",
    "English interjections",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English sentences",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "First attested as a filled pause in the early 18th century, as a euphemism in the mid-19th century.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "you know",
      "name": "en-interj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "if you know, you know"
    },
    {
      "word": "if you know what I mean"
    },
    {
      "word": "what do you know"
    },
    {
      "word": "wouldn't you know it"
    },
    {
      "word": "you know it"
    },
    {
      "word": "you-know-what"
    },
    {
      "word": "you know what"
    },
    {
      "word": "you know what I mean"
    },
    {
      "word": "you-know-who"
    },
    {
      "word": "you never know"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2002 December 15, “Interview with David Beckham”, in Breakfast with Frost, spoken by David Beckham, via BBC",
          "text": "I don’t usually get nervous in games and, you know, taking free kicks and penalties but that’s the first time I’ve been that nervous in, in a game, where I have to, I’m in a situation where I’m, you know […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013, Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Before Midnight (motion picture), spoken by Jesse (Ethan Hawke)",
          "text": "Once, I remember, I was watching the twins on a trampoline, you know, and they looked so beautiful, and I was happy because they were happy, you know.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Expression signifying a pause or hesitation."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Expression signifying a pause or hesitation."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A: I heard you want to... do something with me.\nB: Do what?\nA: You know... umm...\nB: Sex?\nA: Yeah.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Expression used to imply meaning, rather than say it, such as when a person is embarrassed."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "imply",
          "imply#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Expression used to imply meaning, rather than say it, such as when a person is embarrassed."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "But I guess that's life, you know?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "I just wasn't into it, you know?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2024 January 29 [2024 January 26], Tim Lee, Ray Chung, quoting Brendan Kavanagh, “London YouTuber hid in van, received death threats after piano face-off”, in Luisetta Mudie, transl., Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 2024-01-29",
          "text": "\"I heard Winnie the Pooh was like garlic to a vampire to the Chinese commies,\" he said. \"Popular arts and music, poetry, dancing and singing is a threat to those in power, and I'm really trying to bring back that rock-and-roll rebellious spirit into music, you know.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used as a rhetorical question to confirm agreement, knowing or understanding at the end of a statement."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rhetorical question",
          "rhetorical question#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Used as a rhetorical question to confirm agreement, knowing or understanding at the end of a statement."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You know, he's actually pretty nice.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Engineering, SSV Normandy",
          "text": "Tali: You know, there's always a few who go on their Pilgrimages and never return. I always assumed something bad happened to them, but maybe they just wanted a different life.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2016, Voice of America, Learning English (public domain), archived from the original on 2017-09-25",
          "text": "Audio (US) (file)\nYou know, Pete, I am new to D.C. The city is big. — Yeah. But you learn a little more every day.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to introduce information."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Used to introduce information."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see you, know."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "you",
          "you#English"
        ],
        [
          "know",
          "know#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/juː nəʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ju noʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-you know.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/28/En-us-you_know.ogg/En-us-you_know.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/En-us-you_know.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Mid-Atlantic"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Mid-Atlantic)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "y'know"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "pronunciation-spelling",
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "yunno"
    },
    {
      "sense": "generic fillers",
      "word": "right"
    },
    {
      "sense": "generic fillers",
      "word": "like"
    },
    {
      "sense": "generic fillers",
      "word": "er"
    },
    {
      "sense": "generic fillers",
      "word": "erm"
    },
    {
      "sense": "generic fillers",
      "word": "um"
    },
    {
      "sense": "confirming attention, understanding, and/or agreement",
      "word": "you see"
    },
    {
      "sense": "confirming attention, understanding, and/or agreement",
      "word": "do you know what I'm saying"
    },
    {
      "sense": "confirming attention, understanding, and/or agreement",
      "word": "you know what I'm saying"
    },
    {
      "sense": "confirming attention, understanding, and/or agreement",
      "word": "right"
    },
    {
      "sense": "confirming attention, understanding, and/or agreement",
      "word": "eh"
    },
    {
      "sense": "confirming attention, understanding, and/or agreement",
      "word": "don't you know"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "yaʕnī",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "يَعْنِي"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "nèige",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "那个"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "那個"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "nèige",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "那个"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "du ved"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "weet je"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "weet je wel"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "nu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "tiedäthän"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "näes"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "tu vois"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "tu sais"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "šenc ici",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "შენც იცი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "xom ici, rac",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "ხომ იცი, რაც"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "weißt du"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "bhuel"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "così"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "capisci"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "cioè"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "tipo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "sai"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ano",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "あの"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sono",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "その"
    },
    {
      "alt": "わかる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "wakaru",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "分かる"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "wiesz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "widzisz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "rozumiesz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "wie pan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "rozumie pan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "widzi pan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "no"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "nie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "cóż"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "você sabe"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "sabe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "éto",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "э́то"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kák jevo",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "ка́к его"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "pues"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "bueno"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "entonces"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "sabes"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "du vet"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "yani"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "ờ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "ừm"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "địt mẹ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "đủ má"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "tags": [
        "North"
      ],
      "word": "wyddost ti"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "tags": [
        "South"
      ],
      "word": "wyt ti'n gwybod"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "sti"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "t’mod"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "ch’mod"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "expression signifying a pause or hesitation",
      "word": "‘sti"
    }
  ],
  "word": "you know"
}
{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in German: 'weißt du', originally 'weißt du'",
  "path": [
    "you know"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "interjection",
  "title": "you know",
  "trace": ""
}

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