Meaning

1 senses

  1. (informal)To inform or tell.

    It looks like somebody finally clued them in that the intercom was broken the whole time.

More definitions
  • provide someone with a clue

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Tom hasn't been clued in yet.

    ruТома ещё не ввели в курс дела. — Ooneykcall · CC BY 2.0 FR

    ddnktr · Tatoeba · CC0 · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. Can someone clue Tom in?

    CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. Amodio's streak ended Monday when he answered a clue incorrectly in Final Jeopardy.

    Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Forms

clues in, cluing in, clued in, clued in
Base formclue in · to clue in
3rd person singularclues in
Present participlecluing in
Past simpleclued in
Past participleclued in

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyclue in
he, she, itclues in

Past simpleLesson

all personsclued in

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave clued in
he, she, ithas clued in

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill clue in

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cluckclueA2cluelessclumpclumsily

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