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1 take a hint
فَهِم الإشارَة وعَمِلَ بِها \ take a hint: to notice an indirect sign or meaning and act upon it: I took the hint and offered to lend him $5. -
2 take a hint
to understand a hint and act on it:يَفْهَم التَّلميحI keep making jokes to my secretary about her coming to work late every day, but she never takes the hint.
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3 take the hint
to understand a hint and act on it:يَفْهَم التَّلميحI keep making jokes to my secretary about her coming to work late every day, but she never takes the hint.
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4 فهم
فَهِمَ \ comprehend: to understand: The child read the story but did not comprehend its meaning. follow: to understand: Could you follow his explanation?. gather: (with a clause as the object) to understand: I gather from your son that he has left school. make out: to understand: I can’t make out what this means. make sense: (of a person, with of) to understand: I can’t make sense of these accounts. realize: to understand (the truth of sth.): Does she realize her mistake? (Does she know about it?) Do you realize that you are in great danger?. see: to understand (a reason, a joke, a need, etc.): I can’t see why he wants it. It’s too hard for him, you see. Yes, I see. understand: to know the meaning of: I don’t understand this question. \ فَهِم الإشارَة وعَمِلَ بِها \ take a hint: to notice an indirect sign or meaning and act upon it: I took the hint and offered to lend him $5. \ فَهِمَ القَصْد \ get, (got, gotten): infml. to understand: I don’t quite get your meaning.
См. также в других словарях:
take a hint — take a (or the) hint understand and act on a hint she tried to put him off but he didn t take the hint * * * take a/the ˈhint idiom to understand what sb wants you to do even though they tell you in an indirect way • I thought they d never go… … Useful english dictionary
take a hint — {v. phr.} To understand an allusion or a suggestion and behave accordingly. * / I don t like people who smoke, she said. Can t you take a hint and either quit smoking or seeing me? / … Dictionary of American idioms
take a hint — {v. phr.} To understand an allusion or a suggestion and behave accordingly. * / I don t like people who smoke, she said. Can t you take a hint and either quit smoking or seeing me? / … Dictionary of American idioms
take the hint — take a/the ˈhint idiom to understand what sb wants you to do even though they tell you in an indirect way • I thought they d never go some people just can t take a hint. • Sarah hoped he d take the hint and leave her alone. Main entry: ↑hintidiom … Useful english dictionary
take a hint — to understand or do something that is communicated indirectly. I can take a hint – if you don t want to talk about it, that s OK with me. “Weren t you going to check your messages?” she asked. I took the hint and left … New idioms dictionary
take\ a\ hint — v. phr. To understand an allusion or a suggestion and behave accordingly. I don t like people who smoke, she said. Can t you take a hint and either quit smoking or seeing me? … Словарь американских идиом
take a hint — verb To understand an indirect suggestion, and to act on it Syn: get the hint … Wiktionary
take the hint — verb Concede to mounting evidence; wake up and smell the coffee … Wiktionary
take a hint — understand what is being hinted … English contemporary dictionary
hint — [hint] n. [prob. var. of HENT] 1. a slight indication of a fact, wish, etc.; indirect suggestion or piece of advice; intimation; covert allusion [a hint that we should leave] 2. a very small amount or degree; trace [a hint of spice] 3. Obs. an… … English World dictionary
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
