German

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Etymology

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hin- +‎ deuten

Pronunciation

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Verb

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hindeuten (weak, third-person singular present deutet hin, past tense deutete hin, past participle hingedeutet, auxiliary haben) (intransitive) [with auf or darauf]

  1. (literally) to point (physically)
  2. (figuratively) to point out (within the context of a discussion)
  3. (figuratively) to indicate (to manifest somehow and thus allow for an inference)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • hindeuten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • hindeuten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • hindeuten” in Duden online