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have a point

have a point verb: to express a correct or valid idea.

Verb

have a point (third-person singular simple present has a point, present participle having a point, simple past and past participle had a point)

  1. To express a correct or valid idea.
    • You have a point. We should limit our budget to only include what is necessary.
    • Indeed, when I interviewed Ken Skates, the Welsh Cabinet Member for Transport and North Wales, for my Calling All Stations podcast, he suggested (rightly) that the electrification of 170km (106 miles) of Valleys line ^([sic]) "was no mean feat in less than ten years". Given the stalled...2026 March 18, Christian Wolmar, “Wales sets example with long-term rail strategy”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 42

Forms of have a point

third-person singular presenthas a point
present participlehaving a point
past participlehad a point
pasthad a point
alternative formhave got a point

Questions about have a point

What does have a point mean?
Have a point means to express a correct or valid idea.
What part of speech is have a point?
Have a point is a verb.
What is the past tense of have a point?
The past tense of have a point is had a point.

Words near have a point in the dictionary

  1. have a nice day syndrome
  2. have a nice life
  3. have a night of it
  4. have a normal one
  5. have a pair
  6. have a point
  7. have a poor time of it
  8. have a pop at
  9. have a quiet word
  10. have a rough time of it
  11. have a run for it

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