Meaning

1 senses

  1. To identify or locate (someone or something) precisely or with great accuracy.

    The investigators tried to pinpoint the source of the flames.

    genau verorten, ausmitteln

    locate exactly

Examples

15 sentences

  1. I can't pinpoint the problem.

    ruЯ не могу выявить проблему. — odexed

    CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  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

    mailohilohi · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

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

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Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
locate precisely:

Origin

From pin + point.

From pin + point.

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Forms

pinpoints, pinpointing, pinpointed, pinpointed
Base formpinpoint · to pinpoint
3rd person singularpinpoints
Present participlepinpointing
Past simplepinpointed
Past participlepinpointed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypinpoint
he, she, itpinpoints

Past simpleLesson

all personspinpointed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave pinpointed
he, she, ithas pinpointed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pinpoint

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words
Derivedpinpointablepinpointedlypinpointerunpinpointed

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
pinkypinnacleC1pintB2pintopioneerC1
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