labour the point in English

Forms: labours the point [present, singular, third-person], labouring the point [participle, present], laboured the point [participle, past], laboured the point [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} labour the point (third-person singular simple present labours the point, present participle labouring the point, simple past and past participle laboured the point)

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"labour the point" meaning in English

Verb

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