I know
No news here
I know functions as a conversational marker beyond its literal meaning of possessing knowledge.
It can acknowledge what someone has said I know, you told me already, express agreement or sympathy I know, it's frustrating, or introduce a suggestion "I know, let's get pizza".
The drawn-out I knooow signals shared exasperation or guilty pleasure.
- gotchaExclamation upon catching someone
- I get itExpression of understanding
- I hear youAcknowledgment of understanding
- ahaExclamation of realization
- duhInterjection mocking obviousness
awareness · memory · certainty · full well · assuredly · comprehension · intuition · figured out · ring a bell · understanding · confidence · realization · affirmation · confirmation · absolutely · insight · reasoning · recognition
- I statementsI am, I feel, I think, I believe, I want
- acknowledgmentsacknowledgement, acknowledgments, dedications, gratitude, credits
know, knowledge, known, knowing, unknown, acknowledge, knows, well-known, acknowledged