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Definition of 'hint'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) hint
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue.

2.  hint
a very slight or hardly noticeable amount:
a hint of garlic in the salad dressing.

3.  hint
a perceived indication; intimation:
a hint of spring in the air.

4.  hint
Obs. an occasion or opportunity.

5. (v.t.) hint
to give a hint of:
gray skies hinting a possible snowfall.

6. (v.i.) hint
to subtly imply (usu. fol. by at):
The facts hinted at a solution to the problem.

Etymology: (1595–1605; orig., opportunity, occasion, appar. var. of obs. hent grasp, act of seizing, der. of ME henten to grasp, take, OE hentan)

Definition of 'hint'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) hint, intimation, breath
an indirect suggestion
"not a breath of scandal ever touched her"

2. (noun) hint, clue
a slight indication

3. (noun) touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
a slight but appreciable amount
"this dish could use a touch of garlic"

4. (noun) trace, hint, suggestion
a just detectable amount
"he speaks French with a trace of an accent"

5. (verb) tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint
an indication of potential opportunity
"he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

6. (verb) hint, suggest
drop a hint; intimate by a hint

Definition of 'hint'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) hint
an indirect suggestion of a thought or feeling
I'll give you a hint: it's red and round.

2. hint
drop a hint
suggest sth indirectly
I dropped several hints, but he didn't buy me flowers.

3. hint
a tip to help sb
helpful hints on how to use the Internet

4. (verb) hint
to suggest sth indirectly
She hinted that her marriage was not happy.; The president hinted at a cut in taxes.

Definition of 'hint'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) hint
a remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or explanation; also, an occasion or motive

2. (verb) hint
to bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion

3. (verb) hint
to make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to allude vaguely to something

Translation of 'hint'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a statement that passes on information without giving it openly or directly He didn't actually say he wanted more money, but he dropped a hint.
Afrikaans: skimp, te kenne gee	Arabic: تَلْميح، إشاره خَفِيَّه	Bulgarian: намек
Brazilian: dica	Czech: narážka	German: die Andeutung
Danish: antydning; vink	Greek: υπαινιγμός, νύξη	Spanish: insinuación, indirecta
Estonian: vihje	Farsi: اشاره	Finnish: vihjaus
French: allusion	Hebrew: רֶמֶז	Hindi: संकेत
Croatian: mig, aluzija	Hungarian: célzás	Indonesian: isyarat
Icelandic: vísbending	Italian: allusione	Japanese: 暗示
Korean: 암시, 힌트	Lithuanian: užuomina	Latvian: mājiens
Malay: bayangan	Dutch: hint	Norwegian: an-/hentydning, hint, ymt
Polish: aluzja	Persian: اشاره	Pashto: اشاره
Portuguese: sugestão	Romanian: aluzie	Russian: намёк
Slovak: narážka, pokyn	Slovenian: namig	Serbian: nagoveštaj
Swedish: vink, antydning	Thai: การบอกใบ้	Turkish: ima,üstü kapalı söz
Taiwanese: 暗示	Ukrainian: натяк	Urdu: اشارہ
Vietnamese: lời gợi ý	Chinese: 暗示
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