miss the point
To fail to grasp the meaning of an utterance or situationTo fail to grasp the meaning of an utterance or situation.
» I think you're missing the point.
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3 languagesExamples
32 sentencesI think you're missing the point.
I think you've missed the point.
ruКажется, ты не понял мысли. — Ooneykcall
I think you missed the point.
deIch glaube, du hast nicht ganz verstanden, worum es geht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Meaning
1 sensesTo fail to grasp the meaning of an utterance or situation.
You're supposed to dip the bread in the soup. Eating them separately is missing the point of the meal.
Do you know what I mean, or are you missing the point?
Forms
misses the point, missing the point, missed the point, missed the pointirregular
| Base form | miss the point · to miss the point |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | misses the point |
| Present participle | missing the point |
| Past simple | missed the point |
| Past participle | missed the point |
Tenses
miss the point · missed the point · will miss the point · have missed the pointPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary 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.