English Explanatory Dictionary

you know

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. Expression signifying a pause or hesitation.
  2. Expression used to imply meaning, rather than say it, such as when a person is embarrassed.
  3. Used as a rhetorical question to confirm agreement, knowing or understanding at the end of a statement.
  4. Used to introduce information.
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see you, know.

Pronunciation

/juː nəʊ/ /jɪ naː/ /jə naː/ /ju noʊ/ en-us-you know.ogg

Word forms

you know y'know yunno

Etymology

First attested as a filled pause in the early 18th century, as a euphemism in the mid-19th century.

Synonyms

right like er erm um you see do you know what I'm saying you know what I'm saying eh don't you know

Related words

if you know what I mean if you know, you know what do you know wouldn't you know it you know it you-know-what you know what you know what I mean you-know-who you never know
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