Collocation
I know what you mean.
To express understanding or empathy with what someone is saying, often indicating agreement or a shared experience.
Definition
'I know what you mean.' is a common English collocation. To express understanding or empathy with what someone is saying, often indicating agreement or a shared experience.
I know what you mean.
“When she said she was overwhelmed by the workload, I immediately thought, 'I know what you mean.'”
Examples
- Dealing with that difficult client was so frustrating, I know what you mean.
- When you said you're tired of attending endless meetings, I totally know what you mean.
- She described the feeling of being completely overwhelmed by responsibilities, and I just nodded, 'Yes, I know what you mean.'
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- The struggle to balance work and family life is undeniably real; I know what you mean.
- He didn't explain the instructions well at first, so I didn't know what he meant until later.
- After spending a summer working on a farm, I finally knew what she meant about hard labor.
- If you're talking about the difficulty of learning a new language, then I definitely know what you mean.
- They were confused initially, but after more detailed explanations, they all said, 'Now we know what you mean.'
- Listening to her story, I kept thinking, 'I know what you mean,' because I'd been through something very similar myself.
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