you know in All languages combined

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          "text": "I don't like it when you do that, you know."
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "So I felt pretty bad, you know?"
        },
        {
          "text": "Mom, where's my red dress? You know, the new one."
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          "text": "So yesterday, I was, um, you know, well, there was this problem, OK."
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      "form": "you know",
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    }
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        {
          "text": "I don't like it when you do that, you know."
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        "You use you know in speaking to emphasize something."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "So I felt pretty bad, you know?"
        },
        {
          "text": "Mom, where's my red dress? You know, the new one."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You use you know in speaking to check whether someone understands your viewpoint."
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "So yesterday, I was, um, you know, well, there was this problem, OK."
        }
      ],
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"you know" meaning in All languages combined

Phrase [English]