take a hint
take a hint · takes a hint · took a hint · taken a hint · taking a hint
To understand an indirect suggestion, and to act on itTo understand an indirect suggestion, and to act on it
Meaning
1 sensesTo understand an indirect suggestion, and to act on it
Examples
22 sentencesWe can take a hint.
Ми розуміємо натяк. — deniko
Tom didn't take the hint.
Том не зрозумів натяку. — deniko
Tom took the hint and left.
deTom verstand die Andeutung und verschwand. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom didn't take the hint to leave.
ruТом не понял намека на уход. — BW
Tom doesn't know how to take a hint.
Translations
1 languagesForms
takes a hint, taking a hint, took a hint, taken a hint| Base form | take a hint · to take a hint |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | takes a hint |
| Present participle | taking a hint |
| Past simple | took a hint |
| Past participle | taken a hint |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.