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miss someone's point

miss someone's point is the alternative form of miss the point.

Meaning of miss the point

Verb

miss the point (third-person singular simple present misses the point, present participle missing the point, simple past and past participle missed the point)

  1. To fail to grasp the meaning of an utterance or situation.
    • You're supposed to dip the bread in the soup. Eating them separately is missing the point of the meal.

Forms of miss someone's point

third-person singular presentmisses someone's point
present participlemissing someone's point
past participlemissed someone's point
pastmissed someone's point

Questions about miss someone's point

What is miss someone's point the alternative form of?
Miss someone's point is the alternative form of miss the point.

Words near miss someone's point in the dictionary

  1. Miss Priss
  2. Miss Prisses
  3. Miss Right
  4. Miss Rights
  5. Miss Rona
  6. miss someone's point
  7. miss stays
  8. Miss Thang
  9. Miss Thangs
  10. miss the boat
  11. miss the bus

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