HINT


Meaning of HINT in English

n. & v.

--n.

1. a slight or indirect indication or suggestion (took the hint and left).

2 a small piece of practical information (handy hints on cooking).

3 a very small trace; a suggestion (a hint of perfume).

--v.tr. (often foll. by that + clause) suggest slightly (hinted the contrary; hinted that they were wrong).

Phrases and idioms:

hint at give a hint of; refer indirectly to.

Etymology: app. f. obs. hent grasp, lay hold of, f. OE hentan, f. Gmc, rel. to HUNT

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.