give to understand

Idioms  

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

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Example Sentences

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 Wright, Joseph

All ye, who, answering our summons for the purposes assigned, have appeared before us today, we give to understand.

From The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli by Hottinger, Johann Jakob

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

From The Mother by Fritz, H. E.

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 Fritz, H. E.

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 Gallini, Giovanni-Andrea