English abbreviation dictionary - clue
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Clue
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~1 n 1 an object or piece of information that helps someone solve a crime or mystery (He didn't know who had sent the letter, and the envelope provided no clue.) + to/abou (We now have a clue to the time at which the murder took place. | search for clues) (Our search for clues proved fruitless.) 2 a question that you must solve in order to find the answer to a crossword or puzzle2 (2) (give sb a clue) (I'll give you a clue, Kevin, it's a kind of bird.) 3 not have a clue informal a) to know nothing at all about the answer to a question or about how to do something (-Do you know how to switch this thing off?--I'm afraid I haven't got a clue.- | not have a clue where/why etc) (We haven't got a clue where they could have disappeared to.) b) to be very stupid, or very bad at a particular activity (Myra just hits her kids when they start crying; she hasn't got a clue.) + abou (No point asking Jill, she hasn't got a clue about maths.) not have a clue how/why etc (Evans hasn't got a clue how to get on with people.) 4 a reason why something happens that you find by studying events, someone's behaviour etc (Childhood experiences may provide a clue as to why some adults develop phobias.) ~2 v clue sb in phr v informal to give someone information about something (Mark clued me in on how the computer system works.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(clues) 1. A clue to a problem or mystery is something that helps you to find the answer to it. Geneticists in Canada have discovered a clue to the puzzle of why our cells get old and die... N-COUNT: oft N to n 2. A clue is an object or piece of information that helps someone solve a crime. The vital clue to the killer’s identity was his nickname, Peanuts. N-COUNT: oft N to n 3. A clue in a crossword or game is information which is given to help you to find the answer to a question. N-COUNT 4. If you haven’t a clue about something, you do not know anything about it or you have no idea what to do about it. (INFORMAL) I haven’t a clue what I’ll give Carl for his birthday next year. PHRASE: usu PHR wh ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: alteration of clew Date: 1596 1. something that guides through an intricate procedure or maze of difficulties; specifically a piece of evidence that leads one toward the solution of a problem 2. idea, notion had no ~ what he meant II. transitive verb (~d; ~ing or cluing) Date: 1934 1. to provide with a ~ 2. to give reliable information to ~ me in on how it happened ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a fact or idea that serves as a guide, or suggests a line of inquiry, in a problem or investigation. 2 a piece of evidence etc. in the detection of a crime. 3 a verbal formula serving as a hint as to what is to be inserted in a crossword. 4 a the thread of a story. b a train of thought. --v.tr. (clues, clued, cluing or clueing) provide a clue to. Phrases and idioms clue in (or up) sl. inform. not have a clue colloq. be ignorant or incompetent. Etymology: var. of CLEW ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. ключ к разгадке, путеводная нить clue to a puzzle —- ключ к решению головоломки 2. улика 3. ам. сведения, информация not have a clue —- ничего не понимать, не иметь никакого представления; не находить объяснения 4. ам. сообщить о событии; раскрыть (новые факты) 5. ам. раскрыть секрет, тайну ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) ключ (к разгадке чего-л.); улика 2) нить (рассказа и т.п.); ход мыслей Syn: see symptom 2. v. - clue in - clue up CLUE in информировать I cant imagine where you have hidden it, please clue me in. CLUE up информировать о чем-л. (about/on) Can you clue me up on the clubs activities? Michael is all clued up about radio. ...Англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. cliewen "a ball of thread or yarn," such as the one in Gk. legend Theseus used as a guide out of the Labyrinth. Modern use, in this sense, is first attested 1386, as clew. From W.Gmc. *kleuwin. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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