hint

hint
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noun
1 suggestion
ADJECTIVE
big, broad, clear (esp. BrE), heavy, not-so-subtle (esp. AmE), obvious, strong

He gave a broad hint that he was on the verge of leaving.

gentle, little, subtle, vague
tantalizing
dark (esp. BrE)
early

There were early hints that their marriage might be in trouble.

VERB + HINT
drop, give (sb)

I dropped a few subtle hints about the payment being due.

catch (AmE), get, take

OK, I get the hint!

Can't you take a hint and leave me alone?

PREPOSITION
hint about
hint from

a hint from my boss about my absences from the office

hint to

Is that a hint to me to leave?

2 small amount of sth
ADJECTIVE
strong

a dish with a strong hint of garlic

barest, faint, little, merest, slightest, small, tiny

The slightest hint of gossip upset her.

occasional
first

She felt the first hint of panic as the train pulled into the station.

VERB + HINT
detect, notice, sense

Do I detect a hint of jealousy in your voice?

show

He showed not a hint of remorse.

betray, reveal

Her voice betrayed a hint of uneasiness.

PREPOSITION
hint of

There was a hint of amusement in his voice.

PHRASES
at the first hint of sth

At the first hint of trouble I'll call the police.

3 piece of advice
ADJECTIVE
handy, helpful, practical, useful
household
VERB + HINT
give (sb), offer (sb)
PREPOSITION
hint about

The book gives some useful hints about how to plan your garden.

hint on

a book full of handy hints on painting

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verb
ADVERB
broadly, heavily (esp. BrE), strongly

He hinted strongly that he would be resigning soon.

subtly
darkly

She hinted darkly that all was not well.

even

She even hinted that she might resign.

merely, only
PREPOSITION
at

The problems are only hinted at in the report.


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  • 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 at — To give a hint, suggestion, or indication of • • • Main Entry: ↑hint * * * hint at [phrasal verb] hint at (something) : to talk about (something) in an indirect way He s been hinting at the possibility of running for mayor. = He s been hinting at …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hint — (h[i^]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hinted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hinting}.] [OE. henten, hinten, to seize, to catch, AS. hentan to pursue, take, seize; or Icel. ymta to mutter, ymtr a muttering, Dan. ymte to whisper. [root]36. Cf. {Hent}.] To bring to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hint — Hint, v. i. To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to allude vaguely to something. [1913 Webster] We whisper, and hint, and chuckle. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] {To hint at}, to allude to lightly, indirectly, or cautiously. Syn: To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hint — Hint, n. A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or explanation; also, an occasion or motive. [1913 Webster] Our hint of woe Is common. Shak. [1913 Webster] The hint… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hint — can refer to: *Hardware Information Navigational Tool (HINT) *Hierarchical INTegration, a computer benchmark. *Hint (musician), musician Jonathan James, from Sussex, UK. *Font hinting, a process for optimizing the rasterization of vectors *Nord… …   Wikipedia

  • hint — hint·er; hint·ing·ly; hint; …   English syllables

  • hint — [n] indication; suggestion adumbration, advice, allusion, announcement, clue, communication, connotation, denotation, evidence, flea in ear*, glimmering, help, idea, implication, impression, inference, information, inkling, innuendo, insinuation …   New thesaurus

  • hint — sb. (itk.), s el. hint, ene (hentydning) …   Dansk ordbog

  • hint — ► NOUN 1) a slight or indirect indication. 2) a very small trace. 3) a small piece of practical information. ► VERB 1) indicate indirectly. 2) (hint at) be a slight indication of …   English terms dictionary

  • hint — I noun adumbration, allusion, clue, connotation, covert allusion, cue, faint outline, faint suggestion, foreshadowing, idea, implication, indication, indirect suggestion, inference, inkling, insinuation, intimation, significatio, slight… …   Law dictionary

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