Meaning

2 senses
  1. (idiomatic)To state (something) directly; as opposed to in a long-winded way.

    I don't have much time, so could you please get to the point.

    auf den Punkt kommen, zur Sache kommen

    перейти́ к де́луperejtí k délu, бли́же к де́лу!blíže k délu!

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, to, the, point.

    We got to the point where we don't know how to continue.

Examples

126 sentences
  1. I suppose you've got a point.

    Думаю, ти маєш рацію. — deniko

  2. Get to the point.

    Ближче до справи. — deniko

    ruПереходи ближе к делу. — odexed

    deKomm endlich zur Sache! — Esperantostern

  3. Let's get to the point.

    Ближче до справи. — deniko

    ruДавайте перейдём к делу. — Biga

  4. Tom has got a point.

    Том має рацію. — deniko

    deTom hat in gewisser Weise recht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Get to the point!

    Переходіть ближче до справи! — deniko

    ruДавай ближе к делу! — marafon

    deZur Sache! — Esperantostern

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
state directly:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
state directly:

Forms

gets to the point, getting to the point, got to the point, got to the point
Base formget to the point · to get to the point
3rd person singulargets to the point
Present participlegetting to the point
Past simplegot to the point
Past participlegot to the point / gotten to the point

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyget to the point
he, she, itgets to the point

Past simpleLesson

all personsgot to the point

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave got to the point
he, she, ithas got to the point

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill get to the point

Synonyms

3 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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