(intimating, ~d)
1.
If you have an ~ friendship with someone, you know them very well and like them a lot.
I discussed with my ~ friends whether I would immediately have a baby.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
~ly
He did not feel he had got to know them ~ly.
ADV: ADV after v, ADV -ed
2.
If two people are in an ~ relationship, they are involved with each other in a loving or sexual way.
...their ~ moments with their boyfriends.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
~ly
You have to be willing to get to know yourself and your partner ~ly.
ADV: ADV after v
3.
An ~ conversation or detail, for example, is very personal and private.
He wrote about the ~ details of his family life...
= private
ADJ: usu ADJ n
~ly
It was the first time they had attempted to talk ~ly.
ADV: ADV after v
4.
If you use ~ to describe an occasion or the atmosphere of a place, you like it because it is quiet and pleasant, and seems suitable for close conversations between friends.
...an ~ candlelit dinner for two.
ADJ: usu ADJ n approval
5.
An ~ connection between ideas or organizations, for example, is a very strong link between them.
...an ~ connection between madness and wisdom...
ADJ: usu ADJ n
~ly
Property and equities are ~ly connected in Hong Kong.
ADV: ADV after v
6.
An ~ knowledge of something is a deep and detailed knowledge of it.
He surprised me with his ~ knowledge of Kierkegaard and Schopenhauer.
= thorough
ADJ: usu ADJ n
~ly
...a golden age of musicians whose work she knew ~ly.
ADV: usu ADV after v
7.
If you ~ something, you say it in an indirect way. (FORMAL)
He went on to ~ that he was indeed contemplating a shake-up of the company...
He had ~d to the French and Russians his readiness to come to a settlement.
= hint
VERB: V that, V to n n, also V n