Alternative Spelling guide

y'know

contraction · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /jəˈnəʊ/
  • US: /jəˈnoʊ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊ
  • CMU ARPABET: Y AH0 N OW1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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contraction

Meaning 1

Alternative form of you know.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, contraction, informal

Examples

  • Y'know, come to think of it, you're right.
  • But I guess that's life, y'know?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: tiiäthän — you know
  • French: t'vois — you know
  • French: t'sais — you know
  • German: weißte — you know
  • Greek: ξες (xes) — you know
  • Hebrew: אתה מבין — you know
  • Hebrew: את מבינה — you know
  • Icelandic: þúst — you know
  • Japanese: ね — you know
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vettu — you know
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: veittu — you know
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vettu — you know
  • Scottish Gaelic: fhios a'd — you know
  • Spanish: sabes — you know
  • Swedish: vettu — you know
  • Ukrainian: ’наєш (ʺnaješ) — you know
  • Welsh: 'sti — you know
  • Welsh: timod — you know
  • Welsh: t'mod — you know