Meaning

1 senses

  1. Extremely precise or specific, especially regarding location.

    The machine assembles parts at high speed and with pinpoint accuracy.

Examples

15 sentences

  1. I can't pinpoint the problem.

    ruЯ не могу выявить проблему. — odexed

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  2. The cause hasn't been pinpointed.

    ruПричина точно не установлена. — marafon

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  3. I cannot pinpoint what went wrong.

    ruЯ не могу точно определить, что пошло не так. — marafon

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  4. I can't quite pinpoint his accent.

    deIch kann seinen Akzent nicht recht zuordnen. — brauchinet

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  5. I find it difficult to pinpoint my life’s ambitions.

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Origin

From pin + point.

From pin + point.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

more pinpoint, most pinpoint
Comparativemore pinpoint Lesson
Superlativemost pinpoint Lesson

regular

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
pinkypinnacleC1pintB2pintopioneerC1

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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