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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“Go to the farmers market, buy local if you can, where you know a farmer in your area has grown that directly.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

With an option purchase, you know what you can lose.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

Before Medicare was created, only 54% of elderly people had health insurance, and that could be cancelled without cause when they got sick, which, as you know, tends to happen when you get old.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026

"Ideally, you want 99.99999, you know, percent reliable."

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

Shrewd reader, I feel you know what’s coming.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman