"take point" meaning in English

See take point in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: takes point [present, singular, third-person], taking point [participle, present], took point [past], taken point [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> point}} take point (third-person singular simple present takes point, present participle taking point, simple past took point, past participle taken point)
  1. (military) To assume the first and most exposed position in a formation in combat; to serve as the lead soldier or unit advancing through hostile or unsecured territory. Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: run point Translations (to be the first, to lead in the combat): 担当前哨 (dāndāngqiánshào) (Chinese Mandarin), mennä edeltä (Finnish), mennä kärkeen (Finnish), johtaa (Finnish), passer devant (French), пойти́ пе́рвым (pojtí pérvym) (Russian), повести́ за собо́й (povestí za sobój) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-take_point-en-verb-kWwYBJt8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 51 49 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'to be the first, to lead in the combat': 88 12
  2. (by extension) To assume a key role in an operation. Tags: broadly Synonyms: run point Translations (to assume a key role in an operation): johtaa (Finnish), ottaa johto (Finnish), возгла́вить (alt: опера́цию) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-take_point-en-verb-4kD8l4g~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'to assume a key role in an operation': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: point man Related terms: point taken

Inflected forms

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        "(military) To assume the first and most exposed position in a formation in combat; to serve as the lead soldier or unit advancing through hostile or unsecured territory."
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          "word": "担当前哨"
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      "sense": "to be the first, to lead in the combat",
      "word": "担当前哨"
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      "sense": "to be the first, to lead in the combat",
      "word": "mennä edeltä"
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      "sense": "to be the first, to lead in the combat",
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      "sense": "to be the first, to lead in the combat",
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