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give to understand

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  1. Lead one to think, as in I was given to understand that the President was coming here. [Mid-1500s]


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And I'm give to understand that she'll wait!

From The Mother by H. E. Fritz

V, say, tell, relate; give to understand, assure. verkēren, wv. change, turn round; destroy. verkiesen, sv.

From A Middle High German Primer Third Edition by Joseph Wright

His legs is finished; and I'm give to understand that the Chinese dragon on his back is gettin' near the end of its tail.

From The Mother by H. E. Fritz

I've gone and broke my own," he burst out; "for I'm give to understand that the lovely Sword Swallower is got entangled with a tattooed man.

From The Mother by H. E. Fritz

The gardeners do not quit their work, but they give to understand by shrewd signs, what they think of the coquette’s game.

From A Treatise on the Art of Dancing by Giovanni-Andrea Gallini

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