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

You know the lonesome call of the whip-poor-will, I am sure.

From Literature

“Nell, how did you know what he was doing?” gasped Aunt Kitty as she leaned heavily on my arm.

From Literature

“H-how did you know my mother is gone?” stuttered Mrs. Thayer.

From Literature

Well, you know we owned one book back at our house in Chemung County—the Holy Bible written by Mr. King James himself.

From Literature

“Didn’t you know her people when you lived there?”

From Literature