point up
point up verb: to emphasise or stress; to draw attention to.
Verb
point up (third-person singular simple present points up, present participle pointing up, simple past and past participle pointed up)
- To emphasise or stress; to draw attention to.
- Although Alive and Well claims to be a "well-informed, loving guide to lesbian health, both mental and physical," it falls dismally short of the mark and only serves to point up how much lesbians truly need such a volume.1989 April 22, Shelley Mains, “A New Lesbian Health Guide That Lowers Your Spirits And Raises Your Blood Pressure”, in Gay Community News, page 8
- That the OED was forced to define one register, slang, in terms of another, colloquial, points up the problem.2016, Jonathon Green, Slang: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 12
point up meaning in Bengali
point up in Bengali
- গুরুত্ব প্রদান করা, জোর দেওয়া, দৃষ্টি আকর্ষণ করা
Forms of point up
| third-person singular present | points up |
|---|---|
| present participle | pointing up |
| past participle | pointed up |
| past | pointed up |
Questions about point up
- What does point up mean?
- Point up means to emphasise or stress; to draw attention to.
- What is point up in Bengali?
- Point up in Bengali is গুরুত্ব প্রদান করা, জোর দেওয়া, দৃষ্টি আকর্ষণ করা. See Point up meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is point up?
- Point up is a verb.
- What is the past tense of point up?
- The past tense of point up is pointed up.
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