Struggling with a definition??? Word Origin and History for hint n. c.1600, apparently from obsolete hent, from Middle English hinten to tell, inform (c.1400), from Old English hentan to seize, from Proto-Germanic *hantijanan (cf. Gothic hinþan to seize), related to hunt (v.). Modern sense and spelling first attested in Shakespeare. hint /hɪnt/ noun 1. a suggestion or implication given in an indirect or subtle manner: he dropped a hint 2. a helpful piece of advice or practical suggestion 3. a small amount; trace from: dictionary.reference/
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 01:57:37 +0000
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