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clue English

Meaning clue meaning

What does clue mean?
Definitions in simple English

clue Noun

— A clue is a piece of information that helps you answer a question or solve a problem. He said nothing, made no gesture, and gave no clue about what he was thinking. Something in those boxes might provide a clue to his death. She disappeared without a clue. — If you have no clue about something, you don't know at all. I'm afraid I have no clue how to get there. Don't ask him. He doesn't have a clue about computers. The guy's an idiot. He hasn't got a clue.

clue Verb

— If you clue somebody in to something, you give them that information that they didn't have. I had no idea what she was angry about until my sister clued me in. The look on her face finally clued me in: she didn't speak English. I finally clued in to the fact that it wasn't going to work.

clue

— noun (= hint) a slight indication — noun evidence that helps to solve a problem — verb roll into a ball

Synonyms clue synonyms

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clue English » English

hint trace clew key tip sign lead inkling cue track scent thread intimation beginning vestige trail token spoor spin portent omen knot insight indication evidence device yarn wind whirlpool whirl around whirl way vital point twirl twiddle turn tumble troll tip-off thread end sympton symptom swirl suggestion strand steer start spur something to rely on solution

Conjugation clue conjugation

How do you conjugate clue?

clue · verb

Examples clue examples

How do I use clue in a sentence?

Simple sentences

You have missed an important clue.
The police found no clue.
I don't have a clue how to play golf.
I have no clue.
I don't have a clue who she is.
I don't have the slightest clue.
Tom doesn't have a clue.
We have no clue where he is.
He has no clue.
He doesn't have a clue about anything. But he still has an opinion about everything.
I haven't got a clue.
You've missed an important clue.
Do you have any clue to the mystery?
There was no clue as to the identity of the murderer.
Mary doesn't have a clue about what she should say to him.
I don't have a clue.

Movie subtitles

Like I haven't got a clue how I'm going to bring this baby up.
I wanted to see if Steve left some sort of clue in the final rungs about how he would leave us.
It's my life. You don't have a clue what it is to have poison running through your body.
You have no idea who AJ Foster is? I haven't the faintest clue.
But you have no clue.
You see, the clue is in this little umbrella.
He's nuts. Where's he going? - No clue.
There mustn't be the slightest clue to suggest the safes were opened.
Not the slightest clue.
You haven't a clue.
One more little clue like that and we ought to have him in our hands.
Stand by to clue up the fore topsails!
Well, there must be some sort of clue.
You find a clue and follow it to death.
Wait. I think I've got a clue.
If we find the fella who painted this, it'd be a pretty good clue.
A few minutes ago I was in Clue's office, and Mrs Dickson was there.
In Clue's office?
Asta, drop that, that's a clue.
Look at him prancing around with that clue in him!
But I wonder if this might give you a clue.
If we only had a clue.
All we need is a clue.
I have no clue how I ended up finding that body.
You don't have a clue what it is to have poison running through your body.
Of course, the people out there don't have a clue. If somebody is hungry, the others are too. They stick together.
HOWEVER, THIS TIME, I HAVE A VERY DEFINITE CLUE.
Eh. they don't have a clue. of what I need.
No clue yet as to Williams' whereabouts.
Do you mind giving me some sort of a clue?
There's no gun, no clue, no nothing.
A clue?
Maybe we can find a clue.

News and current affairs

The America-Iran-Israel triangle is where the clue to the problem and its possible solution lie.
Even foreign tourists who had no clue about the anniversary were stopped in the streets by policemen looking for signs of rebellion.
At present dues are automatically withheld and hence workers have basically no clue as to how much they pay for their union.
His reputation for command and control of the economy is magisterial and unchallenged, but he has given almost no clue as to what he thinks of other government policies.
In August 2007, few market participants, even those with access to mountains of information and a broad range of expert opinions, had a real clue as to what was going on.
There are enough other diseases about which we do not have a clue as to the cause.
If there is a plan to clear the concrete rubble in and around the town, nobody seems to have any clue.
We have here a clue as to why Hayek lost his great battle with Keynes in the 1930's.
And now it risks missing another important clue.
An intriguing clue comes from research in neuroscience that explains why it is impossible to tickle yourself.
The managing director, however, has not got a clue as to how to fix things.
But the evidence of 50 years of failed efforts is that it hasn't a clue what to do about it.

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