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title: hint — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hint» in the school dictionary: noun. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# hint

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** hint, help, something, you, mint, Mum · **What happens:** be, show, solve, give, hint, mean · **To what, where:** small clue, you, something, full answer, useful tip, small amount · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«hint» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [hint in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hint.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
noun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hint:m1:1
# text = noun.
1	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hint is a small clue or piece of help that shows you how to solve something without giving the full answer.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hint:m1e:1
# text = A hint is a small clue or piece of help that shows you how to solve something without giving the full answer.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hint	hint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	clue	clue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	iobj	_	_
14	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	16	advmod	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	solve	solve	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	12	parataxis	_	_
17	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	16	obj	_	_
18	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
19	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	advcl	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a hint | a small clue or piece |  |  |  | of help | tree rules |
| 2 | **show** | present | help |  | you |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient |
| 3 | **solve** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic |
| 4 | **give** | gerund |  | the full answer |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Theme |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
noun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hint:m2:1
# text = noun.
1	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hint is a useful tip or piece of advice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hint:m2e:1
# text = A hint is a useful tip or piece of advice.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hint	hint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	useful	useful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tip	tip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a hint | a useful tip or piece of advice |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
noun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hint:m3:1
# text = noun.
1	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hint of something is a very small amount of it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hint:m3e:1
# text = A hint of something is a very small amount of it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hint	hint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a hint of something | a small amount |  |  |  | of amount | tree rules |
| 2 | **hint** |  | something |  |  |  |  |  | nom hint «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
verb.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hint:m4:1
# text = verb.
1	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To hint means to say something in an indirect way instead of saying it plainly.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hint:m4e:1
# text = To hint means to say something in an indirect way instead of saying it plainly.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	hint	hint	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	indirect	indirect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=SCONJ	13	mark	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	plainly	plainly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hint** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | something |  | a indirect way |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent something=Theme in way=Manner |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund |  | way |  |  |  | plainly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can you give me a hint for this riddle?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hint:x1:1
# text = Can you give me a hint for this riddle?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hint	hint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	riddle	riddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | can | you | a hint | me |  |  | for this riddle | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent i=Recipient hint=Theme for riddle=Asset |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hint: draw a picture to help you.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hint:x2:1
# text = Hint: draw a picture to help you.
1	Hint	hint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
3	draw	draw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | imperative | you *not said here* | Hint |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picture=Theme |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  | you |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There is a hint of mint in this tea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hint:x3:1
# text = There is a hint of mint in this tea.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hint	hint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	mint	mint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a hint of mint |  |  | this tea; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tea=Location |
| 2 | **hint** |  | mint |  |  |  |  |  | nom hint «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum hinted that we might get a puppy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hint:x4:1
# text = Mum hinted that we might get a puppy.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hinted	hint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hint** *speech: other* | past | Mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **get** | might | we | a puppy |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer puppy=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He didn't take the hint and stayed too long.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hint:x5:1
# text = He didn't take the hint and stayed too long.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hint	hint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	too	too	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **take** | past · do-support | He | the hint |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hint=Theme |
| 2 | **stay** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | long *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cookbook has helpful hints for beginners.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hint:x6:1
# text = The cookbook has helpful hints for beginners.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cookbook	cookbook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	helpful	helpful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	hints	hint	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	beginners	beginner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the cookbook | helpful hints |  |  |  | for beginners | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hint=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sky had a hint of pink at sunset.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hint:x7:1
# text = The sky had a hint of pink at sunset.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hint	hint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	sunset	sunset	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the sky | a hint |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hint=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
These were denied, but the mask gave him a hint.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hint:x8:1
# text = These were denied, but the mask gave him a hint.
1	These	this	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	denied	deny	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mask	mask	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	iobj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hint	hint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deny** | past · passive |  | These |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 2 | **give** | past | the mask | a hint | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient hint=Theme |

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