Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have a point

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.51 in modern English

Syllables: have a -point
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To express a correct or valid idea.

Example Sentences

"You have a point. We should limit our budget to only include what is necessary."
"Indeed, when I interviewed Ken Skates, the Welsh Cabinet Member for Transport and North Wales, for my Calling All Stations podcast, he suggested (rightly) that the electrification of 170km (106 miles) of Valleys line ^([sic]) "was no mean feat in less than ten years". Given the stalled electrification of England's railways, notably the Midland Main Line, he has a point."

Inflected Forms

has a point (present, singular) having a point (participle, present) had a point (participle, past) had a point (past) have got a point (alternative)

Phrases

get the point point taken the point take someone's point take the point

Frequently Paired Words

get the point pointless point taken the point take someone's point take the point

Questions

What does have a point mean?: To express a correct or valid idea.

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