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you see

you see interjection: used to indicate that the speaker hopes the listener understands what is being said.

Interjection

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

Questions about you see

What does you see mean?
You see means used to indicate that the speaker hopes the listener understands what is being said.
What part of speech is you see?
You see is an interjection.

Words near you see in the dictionary

  1. you problems
  2. you rang
  3. you said a mouthful
  4. you said it
  5. you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
  6. you see
  7. you should talk
  8. you shouldn't have
  9. you shouldn't talk
  10. you smelt it, you dealt it
  11. you snooze you lose

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