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seen the point

seen the point is the past participle 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 seen the point

What is seen the point the past participle of?
Seen the point is the past participle of see the point.

Words near seen the point in the dictionary

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

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