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get the point

get the point verb: to understand; to interpret correctly.

Verb

get the point (third-person singular simple present gets the point, present participle getting the point, simple past got the point, past participle (UK) got the point or (US) gotten the point)

  1. (idiomatic) To understand; to interpret correctly.
    • He just doesn't get the point that this is not a race.
    Synonyms:
    the point

Synonyms of get the point

  • the point

Forms of get the point

third-person singular presentgets the point
present participlegetting the point
pastgot the point
past participle UKgot the point
past participle USgotten the point

Origin of get the point

get + the + point

Questions about get the point

What does get the point mean?
Get the point means to understand; to interpret correctly.
What part of speech is get the point?
Get the point is a verb.
What is the past tense of get the point?
The past tense of get the point is got the point.

Words near get the point in the dictionary

  1. get the meaning
  2. get the memo
  3. get the nod
  4. get the noggin joggin'
  5. get the picture
  6. get the point
  7. get the push
  8. get the runaround
  9. get the sack
  10. get the show on the road
  11. get the thumb

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