Znaczenie point w języku polskim

• 0 an opinion, idea, or fact that someone says or writes

  • Could I make a point about noise levels?

  • He explained his point by drawing a diagram.

  • I take your point (= I agree with you) about cycling, but I still prefer to walk.

• 1 an opinion or fact that deserves to be considered seriously, or which other people agree is true

  • "She's always complaining that the office is cold." "Well, she's got a point."

  • "How are we going to get there if there are no trains?" "Good point."

• 2 the most important part of what has been said or written

  • I thought he was never going to get to the point.

  • The point is, if you don't claim the money now you might never get it.

  • To say his art is simplistic is missing the point (= not understanding the most important thing about it).

• 3 the thin, sharp end of something

  • the point of a needle

• 4 a particular place

  • a stopping/fuelling point

  • the point where the pipes enter the building

• 5 a particular time in an event or process

  • At this point, people started to leave.

  • It has got to the point where I can hardly bear to speak to him.

  • That was a particularly low point in race relations.

• 6 to be going to do something very soon

  • Amy was on the point of crying.

• 7 the reason for or purpose of something

  • What's the point of studying if you can't get a job afterwards?

  • There's no point inviting her - she never comes to parties.

• 8 not important or not connected with what you are talking about

  • The fact that he doesn't want to come is beside the point - he should have been invited.

• 9 to be certain that you always do a particular thing

  • He made a point of learning all the names of his staff.

• 10 If something someone says or writes is to the point, it expresses the most important things without extra details.

  • His report was short and to the point.

• 11 partly

  • What he says is true up to a point.

• 12 a unit used for showing who is winning in a game or competition

  • With 3 games still to play, Manchester United are 5 points ahead.

• 13 a unit used in some systems of measuring and comparing things

  • The stock exchange fell by five points.

• 14 the temperature at which a substance boils, freezes, or melts

• 15 a quality that someone has

  • I know she's bossy, but she has lots of good points too.

  • Chemistry never was my strong point (= I was never good at it).

• 16 the mark (.) that is used to separate the two parts of a decimal

  • One mile equals one point six (= 1.6) kilometres.

• 17 one of the marks on a compass (= object used for showing directions)

• 18 a unit of measurement of the size of letters, used in printing and on computers

• 19 to show where someone or something is by holding your finger or a thin object towards it

  • She pointed at/to a bird flying overhead.

• 20 to hold something so that it faces towards something else

  • She pointed her camera at them.

• 21 to face towards a particular direction

  • The solar panels were pointing away from the sun.