What does “point” mean?
- 1
nounan idea or fact that someone says in a discussion, or the main meaning of it
That’s a good point, I hadn’t thought of that.
- 2
nouna unit for counting the score in a game, or a particular moment or place
Our team won by three points.
- 3
verbto show where something is by holding out your finger toward it
She pointed at the map.
Point at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & verb
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /pɔɪnt/ · POYNT
How to use “point” correctly
“There’s no point in doing” means it is useless: “There’s no point in waiting.” Use “point out” to mean “draw attention to a fact”.
Common phrases with “point”
- make a point
- the point is
- at this point
- point out
Synonyms, opposites and related words
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