Question 1 · Quick check
point
CEFRA1
/pɔɪnt/
noun · verb
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A sharp end or small exact place.
- 02
noun
An idea, purpose, or important detail.
Examples
Excuse me; allow me to point out three errors in the above article.
Just point the camera and press the button.
At a glance
Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA small dot or mark.
Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
verb
Extra meaningTo show or aim at something with a finger or object.
More examples
In contextYour remarks are besides the point.
0.375 cm is nought point three seven five of a centimeter.
10.5 is "ten point five", or ten and a half.
Related
Quick test
Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.
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Origin
noun
From 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”). Mostly displaced native Middle English ord (“point”), from Old English ord (“point”). Doublet of pointe, ponto, puncto, punctum, punt, and punto.