Meanings
verbtake a hint (third-person singular simple present takes a hint, present participle taking a hint, simple past took a hint, past participle taken a hint)
present singular third person takes a hint · participle present taking a hint · past took a hint · participle past taken a hint
- To understand an indirect suggestion, and to act on it
Synonyms: get the hint, take the hint
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo understand an indirect suggestion, and to act on it
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Translations
Hungarian veszi az adást
- veszi az adástto understand an indirect suggestion
Spanish darse por aludido, captar una indirecta
- darse por aludidoto understand an indirect suggestion
- captar una indirectato understand an indirect suggestion
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APA
take a hint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20hint
MLA
“take a hint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20hint. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take a hint,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20hint.
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