clue
noun
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc..
clued
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past participleof clue.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof clue.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
cluenounanything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc..
Example Sentences
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How could the clueless become clued if their peers weren’t picking on their every lame move?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
But now they are now clued in to their fortuitous timing.
From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026
Trump needs to be clued in about California geography and its complex water system because he doesn’t seem to know California water from a sea otter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2025
What first clued me in to the remarkable frequency with which complaints about men’s cleanliness appear on Reddit was repeatedly encountering one of the most awfully evocative euphemisms in the English language: skid mark.
From Slate ● May 17, 2024
“You know she’s clued in on all that online stuff.”
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
