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pointed the finger at

pointed the finger at is the simple past and past participle of point the finger at.

Meaning of point the finger at

Verb

point the finger at (third-person singular simple present points the finger at, present participle pointing the finger at, simple past and past participle pointed the finger at)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To accuse or blame (someone).
    • It seems like everyone always tries to point the finger at somebody else.

Questions about pointed the finger at

What is pointed the finger at the simple past and past participle of?
Pointed the finger at is the simple past and past participle of point the finger at.

Words near pointed the finger at in the dictionary

  1. pointed fingers
  2. pointed one's toes
  3. pointed out
  4. pointed Percy at the porcelain
  5. pointed the bone
  6. pointed the finger at
  7. pointed up
  8. pointedly
  9. pointedness
  10. pointednesses
  11. pointee

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