- have an inkling
- know, be aware of, have a clue
I didn't have an inkling that you loved him. I didn't know.
English Idioms. Sayings and slang .
have an inkling
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have no clue — have no idea, have no lead, have no indication, have no inkling … English contemporary dictionary
inkling — [[t]ɪ̱ŋklɪŋ[/t]] inklings N COUNT: usu sing, usu N of n/wh, N that/wh If you have an inkling of something, you have a vague idea about it. I had no inkling of his real purpose until much later... We had an inkling that something might be… … English dictionary
inkling — noun have an inkling to have a slight idea about something: We had no inkling that he was leaving. | No one gave me the slightest inkling of what they were planning … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
inkling — in|kling [ ıŋklıŋ ] noun count a slight idea or small piece of information that tells you that something might exist or be happening: The first inkling that something was wrong came on Wednesday. have no inkling: I had no inkling how serious… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
inkling — UK [ˈɪŋklɪŋ] / US noun a slight idea or small piece of information that tells you that something might exist or be happening The first inkling that something was wrong came on Wednesday. have no inkling: I had no inkling how serious these… … English dictionary
inkling — /ingk ling/, n. 1. a slight suggestion or indication; hint; intimation: They hadn t given us an inkling of what was going to happen. 2. a vague idea or notion; slight understanding: They didn t have an inkling of how the new invention worked.… … Universalium
inkling — ink•ling [[t]ˈɪŋk lɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) a slight suggestion; hint; intimation: They gave us no inkling of what was going to happen[/ex] 2) a vague idea or notion; slight understanding: I don t have an inkling of how it works[/ex] • Etymology: 1505–15;… … From formal English to slang
inkling — [ˈɪŋklɪŋ] noun have an inkling to think that something might be happening because of a small piece of information that you have[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
inkling — n. 1) the faintest, slightest inkling 2) an inkling that + clause (I didn t have the slightest inkling that he was ill) * * * [ ɪŋklɪŋ] slightest inkling the faintest an inkling that + clause (I didn t have the slightest inkling that he was ill) … Combinatory dictionary
inkling — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ first ▪ The first inkling we had of Cliff s problem was when he didn t come to work. ▪ faintest, slightest ▪ We didn t have the slightest inkling of the dramatic news we were about to hear … Collocations dictionary
