know
Used at the end of a sentence to draw attention to information one thinks the listener…Used at the end of a sentence to draw attention to information one thinks the listener should keep in mind.
Recorded UK: Association Shtooka, Judith Franck, CC BY 3.0 US, Wikimedia Commons · Recorded US: Dvortygirl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
» I don't know what you mean.
Ich weiß nicht, was du meinst. — kroko
Я не понимаю, что ты имеешь в виду. — zmoo
Я не знаю, что ты имеешь в виду. — r381318
Я не знаю, что вы имеете в виду. — marafon
Я не знаю, що ти маєш на увазі. — triantafillou
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1 senses(Singlish)Used at the end of a sentence to draw attention to information one thinks the listener should keep in mind.
Make sure you water the plants, know…
I was a naval diver know!
Examples
92473 sentencesI don't know what you mean.
Я не знаю, що ти маєш на увазі. — triantafillou
ruЯ не понимаю, что ты имеешь в виду. — zmoo
deIch weiß nicht, was du meinst. — kroko
Do you know who he is?
Ти знаєш, хто він такий? — deniko
ruЗнаете ли вы, кто он такой? — pauldhunt
deWeißt du, wer er ist? — Fingerhut
I didn't know what to say.
Я не знав, що сказати. — deniko
ruЯ не знал, что сказать. — odexed
deIch wusste nicht, was ich sagen soll. — riotlake
You'll never know unless you try.
Не дізнаєшся, якщо не спробуєш. — deniko
ruНе узнаешь, пока не попробуешь. — afyodor
I know almost nothing about it.
Я майже нічого не знаю про це. — uaspeaker
ruЯ почти ничего не знаю об этом. — timsa
deIch weiß fast nichts darüber. — Zaghawa
Origin
Shortening of you know (sense 4)—Singapore English favours pro-drop constructions (Wee, 20Shortening of you know (sense 4)—Singapore English favours pro-drop constructions (Wee, 2003).
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Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- B1Silent letters — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
12 patterns- know how to
- didn't know that
- want to know
- didn't know how
- didn't know what
- doesn't know why
- know what to
- know how much
- to know what
- know anything about
- know each other
- to know why
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.