"get the point" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-get the point.ogg [Australia] Forms: gets the point [present, singular, third-person], getting the point [participle, present], got the point [past], got the point [UK, participle, past], gotten the point [US, participle, past]
Etymology: get + the + point Etymology templates: {{m|en|get}} get, {{m|en|the}} the, {{m|en|point}} point Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> the point}} get the point (third-person singular simple present gets the point, present participle getting the point, simple past got the point, past participle (UK) got the point or (US) gotten the point)
  1. (idiomatic) To understand; to interpret correctly. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: the point Related terms: get the meaning, have a point, take the point, take the meaning
    Sense id: en-get_the_point-en-verb-49tbq7FG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for get the point meaning in English (2.0kB)

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