0 a phrase with little meaning, used while you are trying to think of what to say next: --
What's the name of that guy on TV - you know, the one with the silly voice?
I'm not happy with the situation but, you know, there isn't much I can do about it.
Well I just thought, you know, I'd better agree to it.
1 infml used as a pause while speaking or while thinking of what to say next or how to say it: --
It didn’t have to happen that way, you know?
She was cleaning the house, you know, when the phone rang.
NYA ORD
European
May 10, 2021
DAGENS ORD
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