you know in English

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      "form": "you know",
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  "lang_code": "en",
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "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."
      ],
      "id": "simple-you_know-en-phrase-UX7tvnjz"
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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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        "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 use you know in speaking to show that you're still thinking about what to say."
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    }
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  "word": "you know"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "you know",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Expression"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "expression"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I don't like it when you do that, you know."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "So yesterday, I was, um, you know, well, there was this problem, OK."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You use you know in speaking to show that you're still thinking about what to say."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "you know"
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"you know" meaning in English

Phrase