you see

English

Pronunciation

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Interjection

you see

1. Used to indicate that the speaker hopes the listener understands what is being said.
   • 1941, Virginia Woolf, suicide note:

     I know that I am spoiling your life that without me you could work. And you will I know. You see I cant[sic] even write this properly.

Translations

Translations

• Esperanto: vi vidu
• Finnish: nimittäin (fi), katsos (fi)
• French: vois-tu (fr), voyez-vous (fr)
• Swedish: som du/ni ser, serru (colloquial), sörru (sv) (colloquial)

See also

• do you know what I'm saying
• if you know what I mean
• in a manner of speaking
• see you
• you know

Further reading

• “you see”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “you see” (US) / “you see” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.

Anagrams

• see you, youees