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miss the point

miss the point verb: to fail to grasp the meaning of an utterance or situation.

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.
    • Do you know what I mean, or are you missing the point?

Forms of miss the point

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

Questions about miss the point

What does miss the point mean?
Miss the point means to fail to grasp the meaning of an utterance or situation.
What part of speech is miss the point?
Miss the point is a verb.
What is the past tense of miss the point?
The past tense of miss the point is missed the point.

Words near miss the point in the dictionary

  1. miss the boat
  2. miss the bus
  3. miss the forest for the trees
  4. miss the mark
  5. miss the memo
  6. miss the point
  7. miss the wood for the trees
  8. miss the woods for the trees
  9. Miss Thing
  10. Miss Things
  11. Miss Waldron's red colobus

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