Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

to the point

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.53 in modern English

Syllables: to the -point
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

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

prep_phrase

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see to, point.

Example Sentences

"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."
"Furthermore, to Alice's point, it would be best to get input from the marketing team before finalizing this."
"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."
"Going for broke, the BRB said that Edinburgh-Aberdeen and Hull-Doncaster-Leeds should be considered [for electrification], along with Plymouth-Penzance and Crewe-Holyhead, all to be in place by 2001. Norman Fowler's reply was short and to the point: Sorry, no."
"confident to the point of imperiousness"

Phrases

get to the point up to a point

Frequently Paired Words

up to a point to an extent to a degree

Synonyms

on point pithy pertinent

Antonyms

beside the point

Questions

What does to the point mean?: Relevant or pertinent; succinct; specific. (The article "the" may be replaced by a possessive form denoting whose point is being acknowledged.)

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