Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

point out

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.48 in modern English

Syllables: point out
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body.

Transitive verb

verb

To tell, remind, indicate.

Example Sentences

"He pointed out the little brown bird in the tree."
"She pointed out the two drummers in the class."
"I have often been amused by travellers pointing out, first the Eden, just north of the station, and then the Esk, which young Lochinvar swam, as the Border; the real boundary is, of course, the little river Sark, just south of the Caledonian station at Gretna; […]."
"I was in the Woodley Park–Zoo in D.C. and mom and sister were waiting to see the pandas, so me and my pops broke away to check out the monkey house. Well, there was a beautiful teacher, I mean we're talking a ten, she was blond, had a low-cut dress on, just gorgeous. And she has about eight or nine students and she's pointing out all the different monkeys. And me and my dad noticed this huge orangutan kind of fiddling with himself."
""...The storage room is about, oh, three doors down, on the left. I'll point it out as we go by. Pay attention so you know where you have to come back to. Only then it'll be — let me see — about five doors down on your right.""
"I would just like to point out that we need to finish our meeting by 9 o'clock."

Etymology

From point and out. Instead of pointing to a particular thing, the term implies pointing to one particular thing out of several similar things, or to a thing in a scene where it might not be readily seen.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

points out (present, singular) pointing out (participle, present) pointed out (participle, past) pointed out (past)

Phrases

pick out single out

Frequently Paired Words

pick out single out

Synonyms

signalize signalise call attention remonstrate comment notice remark

Questions

What does point out mean?: To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body.
Where does point out come from?: From point and out. Instead of pointing to a particular thing, the term implies pointing to one particular thing out of several similar things, or to a thing in a scene where it might not be readily seen.

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