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aanwijzing — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • clue noun A piece of information or evidence that helps solve a problem or mystery.
  • hint noun A small clue or suggestion that helps someone understand or guess something.
  • indication noun A sign or piece of evidence that shows something exists or is likely.
  • inkling noun A slight hint or vague idea about something.
  • instruction noun A statement telling someone what to do, or a set of such statements.
  • lead noun A soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal, chemical symbol Pb.
  • telltale noun Something that gives away or reveals a fact, often one meant to stay hidden.

Senses

aanwijzing is used for these senses in English:

  • clue Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
  • inkling Usually preceded by forms of to give: a slight hint, implication, or suggestion given., A vague idea about something.
  • instruction (countable) An order or command.
  • lead Information obtained by a detective or police officer that allows him or her to discover further details about a crime or incident.
  • lead To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, especially by going with or going in advance of; to guide somebody somewhere or to bring somebody somewhere by means of instructions.
  • telltale (figuratively) Something that serves to reveal something else.

clue — full definition

  1. noun A piece of information or evidence that helps solve a problem or mystery.
  2. noun The short phrase that hints at an answer in a crossword or puzzle.

hint — full definition

  1. noun A small clue or suggestion that helps someone understand or guess something.
  2. noun A very small trace or amount of something.
  3. verb To suggest something indirectly, without saying it outright.

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