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# hint

noun (a hint, hints); verb (hint, hints, hinted, hinting)

«hint» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. noun: A hint is a small clue or piece of help that shows you how to solve something without giving the full answer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hint/#m1)
2. noun: A hint is a useful tip or piece of advice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hint/#m2)
3. noun: A hint of something is a very small amount of it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hint/#m3)
4. verb: To hint means to say something in an indirect way instead of saying it plainly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hint/#m4)

### In the lessons

In maths and puzzles: "Hint: start by finding the total." In stories: characters drop hints about a secret. In cooking: a hint of lemon. Phrases: give a hint, drop a hint, take the hint, a hint of, helpful hints.

### Examples

- Can you give me a hint for this riddle? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hint/#x1)
- Hint: draw a picture to help you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hint/#x2)
- There is a hint of mint in this tea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hint/#x3)
- Mum hinted that we might get a puppy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hint/#x4)
- He didn't take the hint and stayed too long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hint/#x5)
- The cookbook has helpful hints for beginners. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hint/#x6)
- The sky had a hint of pink at sunset. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hint/#x7)
- These were denied, but the mask gave him a hint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hint/#x8)

### Note

Countable. "Hint at" something = suggest it without saying it directly. "Take the hint" = understand what someone is hinting. In maths a hint shows a first step; you still have to do the working.

## In Jewish tradition

In maths and puzzles: "Hint: start by finding the total." In stories: characters drop hints about a secret. In cooking: a hint of lemon. Phrases: give a hint, drop a hint, take the hint, a hint of, helpful hints.

### Examples

- This particular phraseology is one of several hints that the SY may share a particular literary affiliation with the Sifre Emet, the poems of Psalms, Proverbs, and Job. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hint/#x1)

### Note

Countable. "Hint at" something = suggest it without saying it directly. "Take the hint" = understand what someone is hinting. In maths a hint shows a first step; you still have to do the working.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hint» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hint/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hint» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hint.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «hint» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hint/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hint» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/hint.html) on Mova free.