point out

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [point out]
- /pɔɪnt aʊt/
- /pɔɪnt ˈaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [point out]
- /pɔɪnt aʊt/

Definitions of point out words

noun point out a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger. 1
noun point out a projecting part of anything: A point of land juts into the bay. 1
noun point out a tapering extremity: the points of the fingers. 1
noun point out something having a sharp or tapering end: a pen point. 1
noun point out a pointed tool or instrument, as an etching needle. 1
noun point out 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 point out

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 Point out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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point out 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 point out

verb point out

adduce — If you adduce something such as a fact or reason, you mention it in order to support an argument.
advise — If you advise someone to do something, you tell them what you think they should do.
animadvert — to comment with strong criticism (upon); make censorious remarks (about)
be-thought — simple past tense and past participle of bethink.
blueprinting — a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, which produces a white line on a blue background.

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