hint

hint  (hnt)

n.

1. A slight indication or intimation: wanted to avoid any hint of scandal.

2.

a. A brief or indirect suggestion; a tip: stock-trading hints.

b. A statement conveying information in an indirect fashion; a clue: Give me a hint about the big news.

3. A barely perceptible amount: just a hint of color.

4. Archaic An occasion; an opportunity.

v. hint·ed, hint·ing, hints

v.tr.

To indicate or make known in an indirect manner.

v.intr.

To give a hint: wouldn't hint at the true purpose of the meeting. See Synonyms at suggest.

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[Probably from Middle English hinten, henten, to catch, grasp, from Old English hentan.]

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hinter n.

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hint

Noun

1. a suggestion given in an indirect or subtle manner

2. a helpful piece of advice

3. a small amount: a hint of irony

Verb

(sometimes foll. by at)to suggest indirectly: a solution has been hinted at by a few politicians [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hint - an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her" intimation, breath proffer, proposition, suggestion - a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"
	2.	hint - a slight indication                   clue indicant, indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"
	3.	hint - a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" mite, soupcon, tinge, jot, speck, pinch, touch small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude snuff - a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time
	4.	hint - a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent" trace, suggestion small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude spark - a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger; "a spark of interest"; "a spark of decency"
	5.	hint - an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" confidential information, steer, tip, wind, lead counseling, counselling, guidance, counsel, direction - something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
Verb	1.	hint - drop a hint; intimate by a hint suggest intimate, adumbrate, insinuate - give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife" clue in - provide someone with a clue; "Can you clue me in?" convey - make known; pass on, of information; "She conveyed the message to me" allude, advert, touch - make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"

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hint

noun 1. clue, mention, suggestion, implication, indication, reminder, tip-off, pointer, allusion, innuendo, inkling, intimation, insinuation, word to the wise

noun 2. advice, help, tip(s), suggestion(s), pointer(s)

noun 3. trace, touch, suggestion, taste, breath, dash, whisper, suspicion, tinge, whiff, speck, undertone, soupçon (French)

verb 4. (sometimes with at) suggest, mention, indicate, imply, intimate, tip off, let it be known, insinuate, allude to the fact, tip the wink (informal)

Translations

hint [hɪnt] n → indirecta (= advice); consejo

vt to hint that → insinuar que vi to hint at → aludir a;

to drop a hint → soltar or tirar una indirecta;

give me a hint → dame una pista

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hint [hɪnt] n → allusion f (= advice); conseil m (= clue); indication f

vt to hint that → insinuer que vi to hint at → faire une allusion à;

to drop a hint → faire une allusion or insinuation;

give me a hint (clue) → mettez-moi sur la voie, donnez-moi une indication

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hint [hɪnt] n → Andeutung f;

(advice) → Tipp m;

(sign, glimmer) → Spur f

vt to hint that → andeuten, dass vi to hint at → andeuten;

to drop a hint → eine Andeutung machen;

give me a hint → geben Sie mir einen Hinweis;

white with a hint of pink → weiß mit einem Hauch von Rosa

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hint [hɪnt] n → accenno, allusione f (= advice); consiglio

vt to hint that → lasciar capire che vi to hint at → accennare a;

to drop a hint → lasciar capire;

give me a hint (= clue) → dammi almeno un'idea, dammi un'indicazione

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hint

n hint [hint]

1 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. skimp, te kenne gee تَلْميح، إشاره خَفِيَّه намек narážka antydning; vink die Andeutung υπαινιγμός, νύξη insinuación, indirecta vihje اشاره vihje allusion רֶמֶז संकेत mig, aluzija célzás isyarat vísbending allusione 暗示 암시 užuomina mājiens bayangan hint an-/hentydning, hint, ymt aluzja sugestão aluzie намёк narážka, pokyn namig nagoveštaj vink, antydning การบอกใบ้ ima, üstü kapalı söz 暗示 натяк اشارہ lời gợi ý 暗示

2 a helpful suggestion I can give you some useful gardening hints. wenk إقْتراح مفيد полезен съвет rada råd; tip der Fingerzeig υπόδειξη indicación, sugerencia näpunäide تذكر vinkki conseil עֵצָה उपयोगी सलाह sugestija, savjet útmutatás saran ábending, ráð consiglio, suggerimento 心得 요령 patarimas norādījums; padoms petua tip råd og vink wskazówka, rada sugestão sugestie; indiciu совет rada napotek savet tips การเตือน yararlı öğüt, tavsiye 線索 порада مشورہ lời mách nước 线索

3 a very small amount; a slight impression There was a hint of fear in his voice. tikkie, sweem كميّه قليله،إشارة خفيفه малко количество odstín, náznak antydning der Anflug ίχνος, πολύ μικρή ποσότητα indicio aimus چيز خيلي جزيی aavistus soupçon שֶׁמֶץ सूचना trunak (csekély) nyoma vminek sedikit vottur, ögn pizzico, ombra わずか 미량 šešėlis drusciņa; kripatiņa tanda zweem hint, antydning cień toque urmă налёт, оттенок náznak za spoznanje trag aning, gnutta การพูดเป็นนัย bir nebze, biraz 點滴，微小 відтінок بہت تھوڑی سی مقدار dấu hiệu lờ mờ 点滴，微小的

v

to (try to) pass on information without stating it openly or directly He hinted that he would like more money; He hinted at possible changes. op iets sinspeel, skimp يُلَمِّح намеквам naznačit; narážet (na) antyde andeuten υπαινίσσομαι, κάνω νύξη insinuar, dar a entender vihjama تلويحآ گفتن vihjaista laisser entendre (que) לִרמוֹז संकेत देना aludirati, ciljati na céloz(gat) vmire mengisyaratkan gefa í skyn insinuare, accennare ほのめかす 암시하다 užsiminti, padaryti užuominą dot mājienu membayang-bayangkan een hint geven, laten doorschemeren antyde, ymte noe om napomykać sugerir a lăsa să se înţeleagă (că) намекать naznačiť namigniti nagovestiti antyda, låta ana เกริ่น ima etmek, üstü kapalı söylemek 暗示 натякати اشارہ کرنا nói bóng gió 暗示

take a/the hint

to understand a hint and act on it I keep making jokes to my secretary about her coming to work late every day, but she never takes the hint. die skimp/wenk verstaan يَفْهَم التَّلميح разбирам намек pochopit narážku forstå en hentydning einen Wink verstehen μπαίνω στο νόημα darse por aludido, comprender la indirecta vihjet mõistma متوجه کنایه شدن ymmärtää vihjaus saisir l'allusion לְהָבִין אֶת הַרֶמֶז संकेत समझना और उसपर अमल करना shvatiti mig i shodno postupiti veszi a lapot menangkap isyarat skilja og bregðast við ábendingu capire al volo それとなく分かる 암시를 받고 알아채다 suprasti užuominą saprast mājienu mengerti apa yg dibayangkan een hint begrijpen en ter harte nemen forstå vinket/hintet/en halvkvedet vise zrozumieć aluzję enfiar a carapuça a înţelege aluzia понять намёк pochopiť narážku razumeti namig shvatiti znak förstå vinken เข้าใจความหมายแฝงและปฏิบัติตาม imayı anlamak, durumu sezmek 領會 зрозуміти натяк اشارہ سمجھ کر اس پر عمل کرنا hiểu và thực hiện điều gợi ý 领会