give to understand
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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
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
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 Johann Jakob Hottinger
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
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
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