hint
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From obsolete hent, from Old English hentan "to seize," from Proto-Germanic *khantijanan.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
hint (plural hints)
- A clue.
- I needed a hint to complete the crossword.
- A tacit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.
- he said it to hint that my breath smelt
- A small, barely detectable amount of.
- There was a hint of irony in his voice.
- I could taste a hint of lemon in the wine.
- Information in a computer-based font that suggests how the outlines of the font's glyphs should be distorted in order to produce, at specific sizes, a visually appealing pixel-based rendering. Also known as hinting.
- This font does not scale well; at small point sizes it has no hinting at all, and the hints that it has for the 10- and 12-point letter 'g' still need work.
- (obsolete) An opportunity; occasion; fit time.
- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 1 scene 2
- I, not remembering how I cried out then, / Will cry it o'er again: it is a hint / That wrings mine eyes to't.
- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 1 scene 2
Synonyms [edit]
- (small amount): see also Wikisaurus:modicum.
Translations [edit]
clue
opportunity, occasion, fit time
Verb [edit]
hint (third-person singular simple present hints, present participle hinting, simple past and past participle hinted)
- To suggest tacitly without a direct statement; to provide a clue.
- She hinted at the possibility of a recount of the votes.
- 1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, Lord Stranleigh Abroad[1]:
- “I have tried, as I hinted, to enlist the co-operation of other capitalists, but experience has taught me that any appeal is futile that does not impinge directly upon cupidity. … .”
- To develop and add hints to a font.
- The typographer worked all day on hinting her new font so it would look good on computer screens.
Synonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
express suggestively
develop and add hints to a font
Anagrams [edit]
Dutch [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From English hint.
Noun [edit]
hint f, m (plural hints, diminutive hintje)
Synonyms [edit]
See also [edit]
Verb [edit]
hint
- first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of hinten
- imperative of hinten
Hungarian [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈhint/
Verb [edit]
hint
- to scatter, sprinkle
- A cukrász porcukrot hint a süteményre. - The confectioner sprinkles powedered sugar on the cookie.
Conjugation [edit]
conjugation of hint
| Infinitive | hinteni | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past participle | hintett | |||||||
| Present participle | hintő | |||||||
| Future participle | hintendő | |||||||
| Adverbial participle | hintve | |||||||
| Potential | hinthet | |||||||
| 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal | 3rd person sg, 2nd person sg formal |
1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal | 3rd person pl, 2nd person pl formal |
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| Indicative Mood | Present | Indefinite | hintek | hintesz | hint | hintünk | hintetek | hintenek |
| Definite | hintem én téged/titeket hintelek |
hinted | hinti | hintjük | hintitek | hintik | ||
| Past | Indefinite | hintettem | hintettél | hintett | hintettünk | hintettetek | hintettek | |
| Definite | hintettem én téged/titeket hintettelek |
hintetted | hintette | hintettük | hintettétek | hintették | ||
| Conditional Mood | Present | Indefinite | hintenék | hintenél | hintene | hintenénk | hintenétek | hintenének |
| Definite | hinteném én téged/titeket hintenélek |
hintenéd | hintené | hintenénk | hintenétek | hintenék | ||
| Subjunctive Mood | Present | Indefinite | hintsek | hints or hintsél |
hintsen | hintsünk | hintsetek | hintsenek |
| Definite | hintsem én téged/titeket hintselek |
hintsd or hintsed |
hintse | hintsük | hintsétek | hintsék | ||
| Conjugated Infinitive | hintenem | hintened | hintenie | hintenünk | hintenetek | hinteniük | ||