take the hint
take the hint · takes the hint · took the hint · taken the hint · taking the hint
Synonym of take a hintSynonym of take a hint.
Meaning
2 sensesSynonym of take a hint.
(idiomatic)Concede to mounting evidence; wake up and smell the coffee.
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.
Forms
takes the hint, taking the hint, took the hint, taken the hint| Base form | take the hint · to take the hint |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | takes the hint |
| Present participle | taking the hint |
| Past simple | took the hint |
| Past participle | taken the hint |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 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.