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clue
CEFRA2
/kluː/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A piece of information that helps solve a problem or mystery.
- 02
noun
Extra detailAn object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.
Examples
The habits of highly intelligent people offer a clue as to how to do that.
There was no clue as to the identity of the murderer.
At a glance
Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 4
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- /kljuː/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsInformation which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.
Insight or understanding ("to have a clue [about]" or "to have clue". See have a clue, clue stick)
More examples
In contextGive me a clue because the question is too vague.
I had little clue that I was being carefully monitored by the CCTV.
The detectives were looking for some clues at the scene of the crime.
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Origin
noun
Variant of clew (“a ball of thread or yarn”), from Middle English clew, clewe, clowe, clue, clwe, clyw, clywe, from Old English clēowen, clīewen, clīowen, clīwen, clȳwe, clȳwen (“ball, sphere; skein”), from Proto-West Germanic *kliuwīn (“ball, clump”), from Proto-Germanic *kliuwīną, *klewô (“bale, ball, clump, mass”), from Proto-Indo-European *glew- (“to ball up, clump together; lump, swelling”). Sense evolution with reference to the one which the mythical Theseus used to guide him out of the Minotaur's labyrinth. More at clew. Cognates Cognate with Cimbrian khnaul (“ball of yarn”), Dutch kluwe, kluwen (“ball thread or yarn, clew”), German Knäuel (“ballyarn; tangle”), Norwegian Nynorsk kljå...