hint
To imply without a direct statementTo imply without a direct statement; to provide a clue.
» Is that a hint?
Ist das ein Wink? — raggione
Это намёк? — Olya
Це натяк? — triantafillou
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(intransitive)To imply without a direct statement; to provide a clue.
She hinted at the possibility of a recount of the votes.
andeuten
подсказатьpodskazatʹ, подсказыватьpodskazyvatʹ
(transitive)To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner.
to hint a suspicion
andeuten
намека́тьnamekátʹ, намекну́тьnameknútʹ
натяка́тиnatjakáty, натякну́тиnatjaknúty, намека́тиnamekáty
(transitive)To develop and add hints to a font.
The typographer worked all day on hinting her new font so it would look good on computer screens.
(nonstandard, transitive)To give (a person) a hint; to tip off.
If you find the treasure in the video game, please do not hint other players about it.
- drop a hint; intimate by a hint
Examples
175 sentencesIs that a hint?
Це натяк? — triantafillou
ruЭто намёк? — Olya
deIst das ein Wink? — raggione
We can take a hint.
Ми розуміємо натяк. — deniko
Give me a hint.
Натякни мені. — deniko
ruНамекни мне. — sharptoothed
deGib mir einen Tipp. — enteka
Thanks for the hint.
Дякую за пораду. — shanghainese
ruСпасибо за совет. — marafon
deDanke für den Hinweis! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
What are you hinting at?
На що Ви натякаєте? — Internecivus
ruНа что Вы намекаете? — Olya
deWas willst du damit andeuten? — ysmalan
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English hinten, hynten, variant of henten (“to lay hold of, catch”), from OldFrom 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.
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Forms
hints, hinting, hinted, hintedSynonyms
2 synonyms- drop a hint; intimate by a hint:suggest
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle