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saw the point

saw the point is the simple past of see the point.

Meaning of see the point

Verb

see the point (third-person singular simple present sees the point, present participle seeing the point, simple past saw the point, past participle seen the point)

  1. To understand someone's argument.
  2. To understand the reason or motivation for doing something.
    • I hardly see the point in washing the tent when it's going to be used in a muddy field tomorrow.

Questions about saw the point

What is saw the point the simple past of?
Saw the point is the simple past of see the point.

Words near saw the point in the dictionary

  1. saw the glass half-empty
  2. saw the glass half-full
  3. saw the last of
  4. saw the light
  5. saw the light of day
  6. saw the point
  7. saw the same way
  8. saw the trees through the forest
  9. saw the way clear to
  10. saw the woods for the trees
  11. saw the world

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