"get the hint" meaning in English

See get the hint in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: gets the hint [present, singular, third-person], getting the hint [participle, present], got the hint [past], got the hint [UK, participle, past], gotten the hint [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> the hint}} get 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)
  1. To take a hint.
    Sense id: en-get_the_hint-en-verb-hdcIrqc3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for get the hint meaning in English (1.0kB)

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