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Definition of Clue in
1. Verb. Provide someone with a clue. "Can you clue me in?"
Definition of Clue in
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To inform, instruct, or tell. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clue In
Literary usage of Clue in
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"May 1970 Clearly our aqueous environment is being subjected to an accelerating
stress —Barry Commoner, Columbia Forum, Spring 1968 clew, clue In the ..."
2. Naval and Military Memoirs of Great Britain: From the Year 1727, to the by Robert Beatson (1790)
"... an able a-.id expert officer, with orders to join M. de la clue in the harbour
of Carthagena with all pof- ..."
3. Boyer's French Dictionary: Comprising All the Improvements of the Latest by Abel Boyer (1849)
"... adj. botanical. from clue to clue in square sails, and From tack BOTANISTE,
b/s-ti-nM, a. en. botanist. to the clue in other sails. ..."
4. Content Area Reading: A Heuristic Approach by Anthony & Ula Manzo (1990)
"Is there a forward clue in the same sentence, paragraph, or passage? e. Is there
a backward clue in the same sentence, paragragh, or passage? f. ..."
5. Pharmaceutical Journal by Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1853)
"... knowing the medicinal properties of the different natural orders, it would
give them a clue in the search for new remedies from the vegetable kingdom. ..."
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