English Dictionary

hint

/hɪnt/

verb

(intransitive) To imply without a direct statement; to provide a clue. / (transitive) To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner.

Can you give me a hint?

意味（1）

(intransitive) To imply without a direct statement; to provide a clue.

She hinted at the possibility of a recount of the votes.

意味（2）

(transitive) To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner.

to hint a suspicion

意味（3）

(transitive) 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.