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/pɔɪnt/ 
| singular | point |
| plural | points |
- 1[countable] an idea or opinion among a number of others
I disagree with you on a couple of important points.
point by point (=looking at each part separately):Let’s go over the plan point by point.
Collocations: point
▪ crucial, focal, fundamental, important, key, main▪ illustrate, labor, make, prove, raise - 2[countable] an aspect or featuresomeone’s strong/weak points:
Subtlety is not one of his strong points.
the finer points (=the details):He spent his spare time coaching youngsters on the finer points of soccer.
it has its points (=it has some good qualities):I complain about working different hours from everyone else, but it has its points.
- 3[countable] a particular moment in timeat this/that point:
At that point we all got up and walked out of the room.
at this/that point in time:At this point in time we can’t afford to hire any more people.
- 4[countable] a particular place
We’ll meet at a point halfway between here and your hotel.
a point where three different countries meet
phrases
at some point
come/get to the point
I see/take your point
or point taken
make a point of doing something
make/prove your/a point
miss the point
to fail to understand somethingShe missed the point entirely and thought I was blaming her.
on the point of doing something
the point of no return
to the point
up to a point
you’ve got a point
or that’s a point
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