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to the point

to the point prepositional phrase: relevant or pertinent; succinct; specific. (The article "the" may be replaced by a possessive form denoting whose point is being acknowledged.).

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Relevant or pertinent; succinct; specific. (The article "the" may be replaced by a possessive form denoting whose point is being acknowledged.)
    • His letter was short and to the point.
    • But, more to the point, we should be asking whether this requirement is even necessary in the first place.
    Synonyms:
    on point, pithy
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see to, point.
    • confident to the point of imperiousness

to the point meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam

to the point in Tamil

அக்கருத்திற்கு, செய்திக்குரியது மட்டும்

to the point in Urdu

تیر با ہدف

to the point in Malayalam

pertinent, relevant, apposite
കാര്യമാത്രപ്രസക്തം, സംഗതം, പ്രസക്തം, സന്ദർഭോചിതമായ, സംബന്ധമുള്ള, പ്രയോജ്യ

Examples of to the point in a sentence

  • Jonathan Ross is shown congratulating her on being “common” and his identifying the elephant in the room is to the point, although the film doesn’t press the point of how that voice just surged up.2015 July 2, Peter Bradshaw, “Amy review – a harrowing account of Winehouse's tragic destiny”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
  • Norman Fowler's reply was short and to the point: Sorry, no.2024 January 10, Howard Johnston, “Launched for enthusiasts - now it's for everyone”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 29:

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Words formed from to the point

Questions about to the point

What does to the point mean?
To the point means relevant or pertinent; succinct; specific. (The article "the" may be replaced by a possessive form denoting whose point is being acknowledged.).
What is to the point in Tamil?
To the point in Tamil is அக்கருத்திற்கு, செய்திக்குரியது மட்டும். See To the point meaning in Tamil.
How do you use to the point in a sentence?
Jonathan Ross is shown congratulating her on being “common” and his identifying the elephant in the room is to the point, although the film doesn’t press the point of how that voice just surged up.
What part of speech is to the point?
To the point is a prepositional phrase.

Words near to the point in the dictionary

  1. to the minute
  2. to the moon
  3. to the moon and back
  4. to the nines
  5. to the nth degree
  6. to the point
  7. to the power of
  8. to the prejudice of
  9. to the purpose
  10. to the quick
  11. to the rafters

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: to the point (page history and authors); to the point (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); to the point (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); to the point (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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