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clue in

clue in verb: to inform or tell.

Verb

clue in (third-person singular simple present clues in, present participle cluing in or clueing in, simple past and past participle clued in)

  1. (informal) To inform or tell.
    • It looks like somebody finally clued them in that the intercom was broken the whole time.

Forms of clue in

third-person singular presentclues in
present participlecluing in
present participleclueing in
past participleclued in
pastclued in

Questions about clue in

What does clue in mean?
Clue in means to inform or tell.
What part of speech is clue in?
Clue in is a verb.
What is the past tense of clue in?
The past tense of clue in is clued in.

Words near clue in in the dictionary

  1. clue
  2. clue by four
  3. clue by fours
  4. clue card
  5. clue cards
  6. clue in
  7. clue stick
  8. clue sticks
  9. clue up
  10. clue-by-four
  11. clue-by-fours

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