"point out" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-point out.ogg [Australia] Forms: points out [present, singular, third-person], pointing out [participle, present], pointed out [participle, past], pointed out [past]
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. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} point out (third-person singular simple present points out, present participle pointing out, simple past and past participle pointed out)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) 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. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Translations (identify with a bodily gesture): δείκνυμι (deíknumi) (Ancient Greek), أَشَارَ (ʔašāra) (Arabic), আঙুলিয়া (aṅulia) (Assamese), посо́чвам (posóčvam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), посо́ча (posóča) [perfective] (Bulgarian), ука́звам (ukázvam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), ука́жа (ukáža) [perfective] (Bulgarian), assenyalar (Catalan), apuntar (Catalan), (zhǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 指出 (zhǐchū) (Chinese Mandarin), ukazovat [imperfective] (Czech), ukázat [perfective] (Czech), aanwijzen (Dutch), aanduiden (Dutch), tonen (Dutch), osoittaa (Finnish), näyttää (Finnish), pointer (French), sinalar (Galician), hinweisen (German), δείχνω (deíchno) (Greek), indikar (Ido), näyttää (Ingrian), additare (Italian), 指す (sasu) (alt: さす) (Japanese), 指し示す (sashimesu) (alt: さししめす) (Japanese), 가리키다 (garikida) (Korean), addigito (Latin), ചൂണ്ടിക്കാണിക്കുക (cūṇṭikkāṇikkuka) (Malayalam), whakahahaki (Maori), wskazywać [imperfective] (Polish), wskazać [perfective] (Polish), apontar (Portuguese), ука́зывать (ukázyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), указа́ть (ukazátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), दिशति (diśati) (Sanskrit), indicar (Spanish), señalar (Spanish), apuntar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-point_out-en-verb-e8PEEGut Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 80 20 Disambiguation of 'identify with a bodily gesture': 92 8
  2. (figuratively, idiomatic) To tell, remind, indicate. Tags: figuratively, idiomatic Translations (tell, remind, indicate to someone): δείκνυμι (deíknumi) (Ancient Greek), আঙুলিয়া (aṅulia) (Assamese), изтъквам (iztǎkvam) (Bulgarian), indicar (Catalan), upozorňovat [imperfective] (Czech), upozornit [perfective] (Czech), uiteenzetten (Dutch), aanduiden (Dutch), aangeven (Dutch), erop wijzen (Dutch), indiki (Esperanto), montri (Esperanto), tuoda esille (Finnish), huomauttaa (Finnish), indiquer (French), indicar (Galician), aufzeigen (German), darauf hinweisen (German), δείχνω (deíchno) (Greek), indicare (Italian), puntualizzare (Italian), osservare (Italian), evidenziare (Italian), 示す (shimesu) (Japanese), mōnstrō (Latin), ചൂണ്ടിക്കാണിക്കുക (cūṇṭikkāṇikkuka) (Malayalam), whakaatuatu (Maori), zwracać uwagę [imperfective] (Polish), zwrócić uwagę [perfective] (Polish), przypominać [imperfective] (Polish), przypomnieć [perfective] (Polish), destacar (Portuguese), ука́зывать (ukázyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), указа́ть (ukazátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), напомина́ть (napominátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), напо́мнить (napómnitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), привлека́ть внима́ние (privlekátʹ vnimánije) [imperfective] (Russian), привле́чь внима́ние (privléčʹ vnimánije) [perfective] (Russian), puntualizar (Spanish), indicar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-point_out-en-verb-mpClwoeT Disambiguation of 'tell, remind, indicate to someone': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pick out, single out

Inflected forms

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          "text": "He pointed out the little brown bird in the tree.",
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          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʔašāra",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "أَشَارَ"
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          "code": "as",
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          "roman": "aṅulia",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "আঙুলিয়া"
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          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "ukáža",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "ука́жа"
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "assenyalar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "apuntar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhǐ",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "指"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "指出"
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ukazovat"
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "aanwijzen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "aanduiden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "tonen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "osoittaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "näyttää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "pointer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "sinalar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "hinweisen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "deíchno",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "δείχνω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "deíknumi",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "δείκνυμι"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "indikar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "näyttää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "additare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "alt": "さす",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sasu",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "指す"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "alt": "さししめす",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sashimesu",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "指し示す"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "garikida",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "가리키다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "addigito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "cūṇṭikkāṇikkuka",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "ചൂണ്ടിക്കാണിക്കുക"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "whakahahaki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "wskazywać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "wskazać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "apontar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ukázyvatʹ",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "ука́зывать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ukazátʹ",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "указа́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "diśati",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "दिशति"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "indicar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "señalar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
          "word": "apuntar"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I would just like to point out that we need to finish our meeting by 9 o'clock.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1962 May, G. Freeman Allen, “Traffic control on the Great Northern Line”, in Modern Railways, page 343",
          "text": "As a Hitchin signalman once pointed out to me, when a regulating quandary arises concerning a fast-moving Class A train there is no time to consult Control and get their answer before the express is on one's doorstep.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To tell, remind, indicate."
      ],
      "id": "en-point_out-en-verb-mpClwoeT",
      "links": [
        [
          "tell",
          "tell"
        ],
        [
          "remind",
          "remind"
        ],
        [
          "indicate",
          "indicate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively, idiomatic) To tell, remind, indicate."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "as",
          "lang": "Assamese",
          "roman": "aṅulia",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "আঙুলিয়া"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "iztǎkvam",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "изтъквам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "indicar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "upozorňovat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "upozornit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "uiteenzetten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "aanduiden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "aangeven"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "erop wijzen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "indiki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "montri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "tuoda esille"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "huomauttaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "indiquer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "indicar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "aufzeigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "darauf hinweisen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "deíchno",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "δείχνω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "deíknumi",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "δείκνυμι"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "indicare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "puntualizzare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "osservare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "evidenziare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shimesu",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "示す"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "mōnstrō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "cūṇṭikkāṇikkuka",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "ചൂണ്ടിക്കാണിക്കുക"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "whakaatuatu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "zwracać uwagę"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "zwrócić uwagę"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "przypominać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "przypomnieć"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "destacar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ukázyvatʹ",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "ука́зывать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ukazátʹ",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "указа́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "napominátʹ",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "напомина́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "napómnitʹ",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "напо́мнить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "privlekátʹ vnimánije",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "привлека́ть внима́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "privléčʹ vnimánije",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "привле́чь внима́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "puntualizar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
          "word": "indicar"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "audio": "En-au-point out.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/En-au-point_out.ogg",
      "tags": [
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}
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    "English phrasal verbs",
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    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Requests for review of Esperanto translations",
    "Requests for review of French translations"
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  "etymology_text": "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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    }
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      "word": "pick out"
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      "word": "single out"
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        {
          "text": "She pointed out the two drummers in the class.",
          "type": "example"
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        "(transitive, idiomatic) 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."
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        "English terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "text": "I would just like to point out that we need to finish our meeting by 9 o'clock.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1962 May, G. Freeman Allen, “Traffic control on the Great Northern Line”, in Modern Railways, page 343",
          "text": "As a Hitchin signalman once pointed out to me, when a regulating quandary arises concerning a fast-moving Class A train there is no time to consult Control and get their answer before the express is on one's doorstep.",
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        "To tell, remind, indicate."
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        "(figuratively, idiomatic) To tell, remind, indicate."
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔašāra",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "أَشَارَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "aṅulia",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "আঙুলিয়া"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "posóčvam",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "посо́чвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "posóča",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "посо́ча"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ukázvam",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ука́звам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ukáža",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ука́жа"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "assenyalar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "apuntar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhǐ",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "指"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhǐchū",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "指出"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ukazovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ukázat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "aanwijzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "aanduiden"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "tonen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "osoittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "näyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "pointer"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "sinalar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "hinweisen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "deíchno",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "δείχνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "deíknumi",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "δείκνυμι"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "indikar"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "näyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "additare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "さす",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sasu",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "指す"
    },
    {
      "alt": "さししめす",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sashimesu",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "指し示す"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "garikida",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "가리키다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "addigito"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "cūṇṭikkāṇikkuka",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "ചൂണ്ടിക്കാണിക്കുക"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "whakahahaki"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "wskazywać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "wskazać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "apontar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ukázyvatʹ",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ука́зывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ukazátʹ",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "указа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "diśati",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "दिशति"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "indicar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "señalar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "identify with a bodily gesture",
      "word": "apuntar"
    },
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "aṅulia",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "আঙুলিয়া"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "iztǎkvam",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "изтъквам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "indicar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "upozorňovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "upozornit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "uiteenzetten"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "aanduiden"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "aangeven"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "erop wijzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "indiki"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "montri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "tuoda esille"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "huomauttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "indiquer"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "indicar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "aufzeigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "darauf hinweisen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "deíchno",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "δείχνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "deíknumi",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "δείκνυμι"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "indicare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "puntualizzare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "osservare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "evidenziare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shimesu",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "示す"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "mōnstrō"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "cūṇṭikkāṇikkuka",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "ചൂണ്ടിക്കാണിക്കുക"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "whakaatuatu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "zwracać uwagę"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zwrócić uwagę"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "przypominać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "przypomnieć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "destacar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ukázyvatʹ",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ука́зывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ukazátʹ",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "указа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "napominátʹ",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "напомина́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "napómnitʹ",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "напо́мнить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "privlekátʹ vnimánije",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "привлека́ть внима́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "privléčʹ vnimánije",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "привле́чь внима́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "puntualizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tell, remind, indicate to someone",
      "word": "indicar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "point out"
}

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