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hint

/ˈhɪnt/HINT
/ˈhɪnt/HINT

Meaningseize

Common meaning: small clue or indirect suggestion

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishhentan‘seize’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishhinted‘seize’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsseize → small clue or indirect suggestionhint‘small clue or indirect suggestion’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English hentan ‘seize’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry HINT, p. 266 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • hentan Old English “seize”

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