allude to

allude to
أَشَارَ (إلى)‏ \ indicate: to point out; show: There was no sign to indicate the way to the station. point: (with at) to draw attention to (sth. that one can see); aim one’s finger: She pointed at me and shouted, "That’s the thief!", (with to) show the direction of sth., whether it can be seen or not; draw attention to: The road sign pointed to London. She pointed to the broken window, to direct aim: Don’t point that gun at me! He pointed his finger at the guilty boy. represent: to be a sign or example of (sth.): The sign ‘&’ represents the word ‘and’. allude to: to speak indirectly about sb. or sth.: When he said ‘someone’, he was alluding to you. hint: to say indirectly: He hinted that he was in need of money. \ See Also دل (دَلَّ)، أَلْمَحَ

Arabic-English glossary. 2015.

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