take a hint in English

Forms: takes a hint [present, singular, third-person], taking a hint [participle, present], took a hint [past], taken a hint [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> a hint}} take 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)

Inflected forms

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "takes a hint",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taking a hint",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "took a hint",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taken a hint",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "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": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To understand an indirect suggestion, and to act on it"
      ],
      "id": "en-take_a_hint-en-verb-HzwZos-t",
      "links": [
        [
          "understand",
          "understand"
        ],
        [
          "indirect",
          "indirect"
        ],
        [
          "suggestion",
          "suggestion"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "get the hint"
        },
        {
          "word": "take the hint"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to understand an indirect suggestion",
          "word": "veszi az adást"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to understand an indirect suggestion",
          "word": "darse por aludido"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "take a hint"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "takes a hint",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taking a hint",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "took a hint",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taken a hint",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "take<,,took,taken> a hint"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To understand an indirect suggestion, and to act on it"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "understand",
          "understand"
        ],
        [
          "indirect",
          "indirect"
        ],
        [
          "suggestion",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "get the hint"
    },
    {
      "word": "take the hint"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to understand an indirect suggestion",
      "word": "veszi az adást"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to understand an indirect suggestion",
      "word": "darse por aludido"
    }
  ],
  "word": "take a hint"
}

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"take a hint" meaning in English

Verb

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