get the hint in English

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] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gets the hint",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "getting the hint",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got the hint",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got the hint",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gotten the hint",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> the hint"
      },
      "expansion": "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)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To take a hint."
      ],
      "id": "en-get_the_hint-en-verb-hdcIrqc3",
      "links": [
        [
          "take a hint",
          "take a hint"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "get the hint"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gets the hint",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "getting the hint",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got the hint",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got the hint",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gotten the hint",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> the hint"
      },
      "expansion": "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)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To take a hint."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "take a hint",
          "take a hint"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "get the hint"
}

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"get the hint" meaning in English

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