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hint

UK/hɪnt/ US/ˈhɪnt/ fairly common
verb (1) noun (5)

verb

1.

drop a hint; intimate by a hint

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noun

1.

an indirect suggestion

  • “not a breath of scandal ever touched her”
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2.

a slight indication

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3.

a slight but appreciable addition

  • “this dish could use a touch of garlic”
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4.

a just detectable amount

  • “he speaks French with a trace of an accent”
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5.

an indication of potential opportunity

  • “he got a tip on the stock market”
  • “a good lead for a job”
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Origin

From Middle English hinten, hynten, variant of henten (“to lay hold of, catch”), from Old English hentan (“to seize, grasp”), from Proto-West Germanic *hantijan, from Proto-Germanic *hantijaną. Doublet of hent. Related also to hunt.

Phrases

  • broad hint
  • drop a hint
  • get the hint
  • Irish hint
  • take a hint
  • take the hint
  • type hint

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