take the point
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.39 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To agree with what a person says, to be persuaded by their arguments.
verb
To grasp the essential meaning of what a person is saying, to understand a person's argument and point of view.
Example Sentences
- ""Then," said Mr Mifflin, cordially, "say no more. I take your point. My objections are removed.""
- "Wading through the apparent sarcasm, we can take his point that the "badness" common to popular music as a whole is not excused by the small amount of it that is notably good."
- "I take your point well enough, but mayn't you be after all quite wrong?"
- ""I played 'em off one against the other," said my uncle. I took his point in an instant. He had gone to each of them in turn and said the others had come in."
Etymology
Inflected Forms
takes the point (present, singular)
taking the point (participle, present)
took the point (past)
taken the point (participle, past)
take someone's point (alternative)
take your point (alternative)
take one's point (alternative)
take my point (alternative)
take point of (alternative)