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gets the hint

gets the hint is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get the hint.

Meaning of get the 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.

Questions about gets the hint

What is gets the hint the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets the hint is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get the hint.

Words near gets the hint in the dictionary

  1. gets the drawers
  2. gets the drift
  3. gets the drop on
  4. gets the goods on
  5. gets the hang of
  6. gets the hint
  7. gets the idea
  8. gets the job done
  9. gets the last laugh
  10. gets the lead out
  11. gets the memo

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