Meaning
1 sensesPoint taken; understood; got it.
Examples
2721 sentencesOur team is five points ahead.
Наша команда попереду на п'ять очок.
ruНаша команда на пять очков впереди.
deUnser Team liegt um fünf Punkte vorn.
What's the point in doing that?
У чому сенс це робити?
ruКакой смысл делать это?
deWo liegt denn da der Sinn darin, das zu tun?
She pointed her finger at him.
Вона показала на нього пальцем.
ruОна показала на него пальцем.
deSie zeigte mit dem Finger auf ihn.
Tom pointed his finger at Mary.
Том вказав пальцем на Мері.
ruФома указал пальцем на Машу.
deTom zeigte mit dem Finger auf Maria.
OK, Tom, you've made your point.
Гаразд, Томе, ти висловився.
ruЛадно, Том. Ты своё мнение высказал.
Origin
From Middle English poynt, from Old French point m (“dot; minute amount”), from Latin pūncFrom Middle English poynt, from Old French point m (“dot; minute amount”), from Latin pūnctum (“a hole punched in; a point, puncture”), substantive use of pūnctus m, perfect passive participle of pungō (“to prick, punch”); alternatively, from Old French pointe f (“sharp tip”), from Latin pūncta f (past participle), all from Proto-Italic *pungō (“to sting, prick”).
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- C1Seminars and discussions — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
12 patterns- no point in
- point of view
- there's no point
- no point
- the point of
- at this point
- any point in
- there's any point
- point in discussing
- make a point
- point blank
- missing the point