"clue in" meaning in English

See clue in in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: clues in [present, singular, third-person], cluing in [participle, present], clued in [participle, past], clued in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} clue in (third-person singular simple present clues in, present participle cluing in, simple past and past participle clued in)
  1. (informal) To inform or tell. Tags: informal

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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