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  • hint — hint1 [hınt] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from hent act of seizing (16 17 centuries), from Old English hentan to seize ] 1.) something that you say or do to suggest something to someone, without telling them directly ▪ There have been… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hint — [[t]hɪ̱nt[/t]] ♦♦♦ hints, hinting, hinted 1) N COUNT: oft N that A hint is a suggestion about something that is made in an indirect way. The Minister gave a strong hint that the government were thinking of introducing tax concessions for mothers …   English dictionary

  • hint — hint1 [ hınt ] noun ** 1. ) count something that you say to show what you are thinking or feeling, without saying it directly: hint that: He seemed so relaxed and gave no hint that anything was wrong. take a/the hint (=understand what someone… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hint — I UK [hɪnt] / US noun Word forms hint : singular hint plural hints ** 1) [countable] something that you say to show what you are thinking or feeling, without saying it directly hint that: Was this a hint that he d had enough of her company for… …   English dictionary

  • hint — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 suggestion ADJECTIVE ▪ big, broad, clear (esp. BrE), heavy, not so subtle (esp. AmE), obvious, strong ▪ He gave a broad hint that he w …   Collocations dictionary

  • hint — hinter, n. /hint/, n. 1. an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue: Give me a hint as to his identity. 2. a very slight or hardly noticeable amount; soupçon: a hint of garlic in the salad dressing. 3. perceived indication or suggestion;… …   Universalium

  • hint — 1 noun (C) 1 something that you say or do in order to tell someone something in an indirect way, so that they can guess what you mean: drop a hint (that) (=give a hint): Harry was dropping hints that he wanted to be invited to the party. | a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • hint — 01. I don t know the answer; could you just give me a little [hint] to help me? 02. Jennifer gave no [hint] that anything was wrong, but apparently things are going quite badly between her and Ted. 03. What did you get me for Christmas? Come on,… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • hint — [[t]hɪnt[/t]] n. 1) an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue 2) a very slight or hardly noticeable amount: a hint of garlic in the salad dressing[/ex] 3) a perceived indication; intimation: a hint of spring in the air[/ex] 4) Obs. an… …   From formal English to slang

  • helpful — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove ▪ consider sth, find sb/sth ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very …   Collocations dictionary

  • hint — I. noun Etymology: probably alteration of obsolete hent act of seizing, from hent, verb Date: 1604 1. archaic opportunity, turn 2. a. a statement conveying by implication what it is preferred not to say explicitly b. an indirect or summary… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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