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take one's point

take one's point is the alternative form of take the point.

Meaning of take the point

Verb

take the point (third-person singular simple present takes the point, present participle taking the point, simple past took the point, past participle taken the point)

  1. (idiomatic) To agree with what a person says, to be persuaded by their arguments.
    • "Then," said Mr Mifflin, cordially, "say no more. I take your point. My objections are removed."1914, P. G. Wodehouse, “Deep Waters”, in The Man Upstairs and Other Stories
  2. (idiomatic) To grasp the essential meaning of what a person is saying, to understand a person's argument and point of view.
    • I take your point well enough, but mayn't you be after all quite wrong?1900, Henry James, Mrs. Medwin
    Synonyms:
    get the point, the point, point taken

Forms of take one's point

third-person singular presenttakes one's point
present participletaking one's point
pasttook one's point
past participletaken one's point

Questions about take one's point

What is take one's point the alternative form of?
Take one's point is the alternative form of take the point.

Words near take one's point in the dictionary

  1. take one's medicine
  2. take one's own hide to market
  3. take one's own life
  4. take one's pick
  5. take one's place
  6. take one's point
  7. take one's rise
  8. take one's seat
  9. take one's sweet little time
  10. take one's sweet time
  11. take one's time

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