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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Example Sentences

Whatever the effect of these changes, the public is going to know less about them than before.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2026

But she still wanted to know why it had taken so long for her complaints about him to be taken seriously.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

Here’s what to know about the weather in three charts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

Investors want to know if he really means it.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026

I know enough about how he works to know when he’s cutting corners.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam