take the hint

verb

Synonym of take a hint.

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Meanings

verbtake the hint (third-person singular simple present takes the hint, present participle taking the hint, simple past took the hint, past participle taken the hint)

present singular third person takes the hint · participle present taking the hint · past took the hint · participle past taken the hint

  1. Synonym of take a hint.

    Synonyms: take a hint

  2. idiomaticConcede to mounting evidence; wake up and smell the coffee.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of take a hint.

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Also see
take a hintwake up and smell the coffee
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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