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get the hint

get the hint verb: to take a hint.

Verb

get the hint (third-person singular simple present gets the hint, present participle getting the hint, simple past got the hint, past participle (UK) got the hint or (US) gotten the hint)

  1. To take a hint.

Forms of get the hint

third-person singular presentgets the hint
present participlegetting the hint
pastgot the hint
past participle UKgot the hint
past participle USgotten the hint

Questions about get the hint

What does get the hint mean?
Get the hint means to take a hint.
What part of speech is get the hint?
Get the hint is a verb.
What is the past tense of get the hint?
The past tense of get the hint is got the hint.

Words near get the hint in the dictionary

  1. get the drop on
  2. get the elbow
  3. get the flak
  4. get the goods on
  5. get the hang of
  6. get the hint
  7. get the idea
  8. get the job done
  9. get the last laugh
  10. get the lead out
  11. get the meaning

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