Meaning of "clue" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CLUE

Variant of clew.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CLUE

clue  [kluː]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLUE

Clue is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb clue in English.

WHAT DOES CLUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Clue

Clue, clues, or clew may refer to: ▪ An archaic term for a ball of thread ▪ In the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, Theseus was given a ball of thread to help him navigate the Labyrinth, which was the origin of the use of the word "clue" as a hint, or guide. ▪ Cluedo, a crime fiction board game ▪ Clue, based on the board game ▪ Clue, based on the board game ▪ Clue, based on the board game ▪ Clue, based on the board game ▪ Clue, based on the board game ▪ Clue, 1992 ▪ DJ Clue?, mixtape DJ ▪ Clue cell, a type of vaginal cell ▪ CluE, or Cluster Exploratory, a National Science Foundation-funded research program ▪ Clue, software for creating orienteering control point "clue" cards ▪ C.L.U.E., the Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange, a database of insurance claims used industry-wide by insurance companies ▪ "Clues", an episode of the science fiction television series Star...

Definition of clue in the English dictionary

The definition of clue in the dictionary is something that helps to solve a problem or unravel a mystery. Other definition of clue is to provide with helpful information.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CLUE

PRESENT

Present

I clue

you clue

he/she/it clues

we clue

you clue

they clue

Present continuous

I am cluing

you are cluing

he/she/it is cluing

we are cluing

you are cluing

they are cluing

Present perfect

I have clued

you have clued

he/she/it has clued

we have clued

you have clued

they have clued

Present perfect continuous

I have been cluing

you have been cluing

he/she/it has been cluing

we have been cluing

you have been cluing

they have been cluing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I clued

you clued

he/she/it clued

we clued

you clued

they clued

Past continuous

I was cluing

you were cluing

he/she/it was cluing

we were cluing

you were cluing

they were cluing

Past perfect

I had clued

you had clued

he/she/it had clued

we had clued

you had clued

they had clued

Past perfect continuous

I had been cluing

you had been cluing

he/she/it had been cluing

we had been cluing

you had been cluing

they had been cluing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will clue

you will clue

he/she/it will clue

we will clue

you will clue

they will clue

Future continuous

I will be cluing

you will be cluing

he/she/it will be cluing

we will be cluing

you will be cluing

they will be cluing

Future perfect

I will have clued

you will have clued

he/she/it will have clued

we will have clued

you will have clued

they will have clued

Future perfect continuous

I will have been cluing

you will have been cluing

he/she/it will have been cluing

we will have been cluing

you will have been cluing

they will have been cluing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would clue

you would clue

he/she/it would clue

we would clue

you would clue

they would clue

Conditional continuous

I would be cluing

you would be cluing

he/she/it would be cluing

we would be cluing

you would be cluing

they would be cluing

Conditional perfect

I would have clue

you would have clue

he/she/it would have clue

we would have clue

you would have clue

they would have clue

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been cluing

you would have been cluing

he/she/it would have been cluing

we would have been cluing

you would have been cluing

they would have been cluing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you clue
we let´s clue
you clue

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to clue

Past participle

clued

Present Participle

cluing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CLUE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «clue» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of clue

evidence · hint · indication · inkling · intimation · lead · pointer · sign · suggestion · suspicion · tip · tip-off · trace

TRANSLATION OF CLUE

Find out the translation of clue to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of clue from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clue» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 线索
• Translator English - Spanish: pista
• English: clue
• Translator English - Hindi: सुराग
• Translator English - Arabic: مِفْتَاح
• Translator English - Russian: подсказка
• Translator English - Portuguese: dica
• Translator English - Bengali: খেই
• Translator English - French: indice
• Translator English - Malay: Petunjuk
• Translator English - German: Hinweis
• Translator English - Japanese: 手がかり
• Translator English - Korean: 실마리
• Translator English - Javanese: Pitakon
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đầu mối
• Translator English - Tamil: துப்பு
• Translator English - Marathi: मागमूस
• Translator English - Turkish: ipucu
• Translator English - Italian: indizio
• Translator English - Polish: wskazówka
• Translator English - Ukrainian: підказка
• Translator English - Romanian: indiciu
• Translator English - Greek: ένδειξη
• Translator English - Afrikaans: idee
• Translator English - Swedish: ledtråd
• Translator English - Norwegian: ledetråd

10 QUOTES WITH «CLUE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word clue.

1

Jessica Alba

My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything - even if you have no clue what you're doing.

2

Gordon W. Allport

We cannot know the young child's personality by studying his systems of interest, for his attention is as yet too labile, his reactions impulsive, and interests unformed. From adolescence onward, however, the surest clue to personality is the hierarchy of interests, including the loves and loyalties of adult life.

3

Marian Anderson

None of us is responsible for the complexion of his skin. This fact of nature offers no clue to the character or quality of the person underneath.

4

Dale Archer

Universities used to prepare young adults for the real world. I dare say the graduates today go in without a clue and graduate without a clue. It's time to acknowledge the college degree is not worth what it was in the past. Times are changing, and so is the way we prepare our youth to survive in a competitive world.

5

Billie Joe Armstrong

There are a lot of bands who claim to be punk and they only play the music, they have no clue what it's all about. It's a lifestyle. It's not about popularity and all that crap.

6

Antony Beevor

The temptation in any approaching crisis or conflict is, because people haven't got a clue what lies ahead, they're always searching into the past for some sort of pattern ... to galvanise the nation or their supporters and put themselves on a pedestal to sound Churchillian or Rooseveltian.

7

Luc Besson

It's always the small people who change things. It's never the politicians or the big guys. I mean, who pulled down the Berlin wall? It was all the people in the streets. The specialists didn't have a clue the day before.

8

Peter Bogdanovich

The actors are in control, getting outrageous amounts of money. The reason they're getting this kind of money is because the studios don't know what else to do. They don't have a clue about what to do except to pay an actor a lot of money.

9

David Bohm

In some sense man is a microcosm of the universe; therefore what man is, is a clue to the universe. We are enfolded in the universe.

10

Hugh Bonneville

At 19, you know everything; by the time you're 40, you haven't got a clue.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLUE»

Discover the use of clue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Jack Gets a Clue #1: The Case of the Beagle Burglar

Third grader Jack has a secret -- he can talk to animals!

Nancy Krulik, 2011

CLUE Sudoku

This is literally killer sudoku!

Patrick Blindauer, 2008

Clue from the Grave

In June 1986, the naked corpse of Kathleen Lipscomb was found outside San Antonio, Texas.

Irene Pence, 2000

Ariadne's Clue: A Guide to the Symbols of Humankind

The book is divided into two parts: an interpretive section that concerns symbols in general and a "dictionary" that lists hundreds of symbols and explains their origins, their resemblances to other symbols, and the belief systems behind ...

Anthony Stevens, 2001

Nancy Drew 07: The Clue in the Diary

More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA

Carolyn Keene, 1932

The 13th clue

A young girl follows thirteen clues to a surprise.

Ann Jonas, 1992

Nancy Drew 16: The Clue of the Tapping Heels

More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA

Carolyn Keene, 1939

Get A Clue

And You Think You've Had A Bad Day City girl Breanne Mooreland gets left at the altar, takes the flight from hell to her honeymoon--alone--loses her luggage, and ends up snowed in at a Sierra mountains lodge run by the kookiest staff this ...

Jill Shalvis, 2008

Clue Mysteries: 15 Whodunits to Solve in Minutes

Presents a collection of fifteen short mysteries, along with the solutions, that incorporate the elements of the board game Clue.

Vicki Cameron, 2002

Jennings Follows a Clue

Fossilized fish-hooks! ¿We must have a headquarters, where we can meet and work out clues and things.

Anthony Buckeridge, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clue is used in the context of the following news items.

Your Pee May Hold a Clue to Your Destiny

What's in your pee may mean the difference between life and death. A large study recently came out showing that kidney function tests can ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

Scientists sniff out obesity clue

Scientists sniff out obesity clue. Published 07/07/2015 | 22:16. 0 Comments; Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Scientists believe our ability to dream up ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

Full clue list: Crossword, July 7 2015

The print edition of Metro on July 7, 2015, did not have the correct list of crossword clues. The proper clues are printed in their entirety below. «MetroNews Canada, Jul 15»

CCTV clue in hunt for sex pest who repeatedly touched woman on …

Police have issued a CCTV image after a young woman was indecently assaulted on a train. The victim, in her 20s, was repeatedly touched by ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»

People of LA haven't a clue who Steven Gerrard is and it's …

IF YOU LIVE in California, and have no interest soccer, it's hardly a crime to not know Steven Gerrard from Adam. While plenty of people are ... «The42, Jul 15»

Tuesday's Medallion Hunt clue

Monday's clue: The grass is green, the trees are tall. Let's run and jump, let's have a ball. The lucky person who finds the medallion can claim ... «Crow River Media, Jul 15»

Third clue: Study this week's I Spy St. Louis puzzle closely

But before we get to the new puzzle, I just want to point out one more time that we were able to get to the third clue before we got a correct ... «St. Louis Business Journal, Jul 15»

Arthritis drug holds clue for treatment of blood cancer

A drug given to arthritis sufferers could be used to treat patients with blood cancer, say researchers from University of Sheffield in Britain. «TheHealthSite, Jul 15»

Does 'The Strain' Animated Prequel Hold a Clue to Defeating the …

The Strain returns to FX this Sunday and the network has released a short animated prequel to hold fans over and give them a clue about the ... «FanBolt.Com, Jul 15»

Is Kit Harington's hair a clue to 'Game of Thrones'?

(CNN) Only his hairdresser knows for sure. "Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington set off a stir after photos of him with his longer locks fully intact ... «CNN, Jul 15»