you know

Idioms  

1. You are aware, you see, do you remember, as in She's very lonely, you know, so do go and visit, or You know, this exhibit ends tomorrow, or You know that black dog our neighbors had? She was run over a year ago. This phrase is also quite often a conversational filler, equivalent to “um” and occasionally repeated over and over (as in It's a fine day for, you know, the beach, and, you know, we could leave now); this usage is more oral than written, and many consider it deplorable. [Late 1500s]

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“The concern is that, after four days and then to take four at-bats and to feel something in an at-bat where you know we can’t keep going forward, that’s disappointing,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

"She was talking about, you know, maybe even coming home," she explained.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Core inflation — you know what core inflation is?

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

It's a familiar pattern for many -- open your phone on a break and before you know it an hour has passed and you're still scrolling.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

“What can you know of darkness like mine. . . .”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom