on the point of

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [on, awn stressed th ee point uhv, ov]
- /ɒn, ɔn stressed ði pɔɪnt ʌv, ɒv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [on, awn stressed th ee point uhv, ov]
- /ɒn, ɔn stressed ði pɔɪnt ʌv, ɒv/

Definitions of on the point of words

noun on the point of a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger. 1
noun on the point of a projecting part of anything: A point of land juts into the bay. 1
noun on the point of a tapering extremity: the points of the fingers. 1
noun on the point of something having a sharp or tapering end: a pen point. 1
noun on the point of a pointed tool or instrument, as an etching needle. 1
noun on the point of a stone implement with a tapering end found in some Middle and Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic cultures and used primarily for hunting. 1

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Origin of on the point of

First appearance:

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

1175-1225; (noun) Middle English point(e); partly < Old French point dot, mark, place, moment < Latin pūnctum, noun use of neuter past participle of pungere to prick, stab (cf. pungent); partly < Old French pointe sharp end < Medieval Latin pūncta, noun use of Latin: feminine of past participle of pungere; (v.) Middle English pointen; partly derivative of the noun, partly < Middle French pointer, derivative of pointe (noun)

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Parts of speech for On the point of

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of On the point of

on the point of popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for on the point of

adv on the point of

all but — All but a particular person or thing means everyone or everything except that person or thing.
almost — You use almost to indicate that something is not completely the case but is nearly the case.
as good as — 'As good as' can be used to mean 'almost.'
in the neighborhood of — the area or region around or near some place or thing; vicinity: the kids of the neighborhood; located in the neighborhood of Jackson and Vine streets.

conj on the point of

as — If something happens as something else happens, it happens at the same time.

adverb on the point of

considering — You use considering to indicate that you are thinking about a particular fact when making a judgment or giving an opinion.

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