get the hint

verb

To take a hint.

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Meanings

verbget the hint (third-person singular simple present gets the hint, present participle getting the hint, simple past got the hint, past participle (UK) got the hint or (US) gotten the hint)

present singular third person gets the hint · participle present getting the hint · past got the hint · UK participle past got the hint · US participle past gotten the hint

  1. To take a hint.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
take a hint
Cite this entry
APA

get the hint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20the%20hint

MLA

“get the hint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20the%20hint. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get the hint,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20the%20hint.

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