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She ignored the hunk, hoping he'd take the hint.
Kris looked at Rhyn, who refused to take the hint.
Maybe he'll take the hint next time.
The young man was not loath to take the hint.
If he has, then he should take the hint and follow along.
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.
When you hint at something, are you inferring or implying? It may seem like you can use these similar words interchangeably, but they have quite different meanings. In fact, they describe two completely different situations.
The differences between insure, ensure, and assure doesn’t have to do with their definitions. In fact, their definitions are quite similar – each word means “to make sure of something.” Their differences involve the way they’re used in a sentence.
The general rules for these three words are:
As you can see, each word has a specific use connected to its definition. And using these words interchangeably would be both grammatically incorrect and confusing to the reader.