you know

Related to word: know

Idiom

Definition

  1. B1

    A phrase used as a filler while speaking, often when pausing to think of what to say next; a conversational placeholder.

    • I went to that new coffee shop yesterday, you know.

    • This project, you know, is actually more complicated than I thought.

    • He's always late, you know.

  2. B1

    Used to help someone remember or understand something, implying the listener has prior knowledge or should understand the context.

    • Remember that movie? You know, the one where the main character is a detective.

    • This software, you know, it's the one we used last month.

    • This matter, you know, the boss has already agreed to it.