Слово англійською: point
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Переклад point українською: вказувати, мітити, націлювати, показувати, дивитися, прагнути
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show with finger
- [intransitive, transitive, no passive] to stretch out your finger or something held in your hand towards somebody/something in order to show somebody where a person or thing is
- point at somebody/something ‘What's your name?’ he asked, pointing at the child with his pen.
- ‘That's my mother,’ she said, pointing at a photo on the wall.
- point to somebody/something He pointed to the spot where the house used to stand.
- She shook her head and pointed to him again.
- point towards somebody/something He said my name and pointed towards me.
- point (+ adv./prep.) She pointed in my direction.
- It's rude to point!
- point something (+ adv./prep.) She pointed her finger in my direction.
- point with something (+ adv./prep.) She pointed with her finger at the map.
aim
- [transitive] to aim something at somebody/something
- point something at somebody/something He pointed the gun at her head.
- A hundred camera lenses were being pointed at her.
- point something He simply points the camera and shoots with simplicity and realism.
face direction
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to face in or be directed towards a particular direction
- The telescope was pointing in the wrong direction.
- The signpost pointed straight ahead.
- A compass needle points north.
- The gun was pointing straight at me.
- The sign pointed right.
on a computer
- [intransitive, transitive] to direct your cursor at a particular point on the screen; to link to a particular web page
- Shopping on the Web is pretty simple—you just point and click and wait.
- point something at/to something Point your browser to www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com.
lead to
- [intransitive, transitive] to lead to or suggest a particular development or logical argument
- + adv./prep. The evidence seems to point in that direction.
- point the way + adv./prep. The fans are looking to the new players to point the way to victory.
show the way
- [transitive] to show somebody which way to go
- point somebody + adv./prep. I wonder if you could point me in the right direction for the bus station.
- point the way (+ adv./prep.) A series of yellow arrows pointed the way to reception.
- ‘You must cross that field,’ she said, pointing the way.
toes
- [transitive] point something to stretch your toes and foot so that they form a straight line with your leg
- Reach up with your arms and point your toes.
wall
- [transitive] point something to put mortar (= a mixture of sand, water, etc that becomes hard when dry) between the bricks, stones, etc. used to build a wall
- The house needs pointing before winter.
Word OriginMiddle English: the noun partly from Old French point, from Latin punctum ‘something that is pricked’, giving rise to the senses ‘unit, mark, point in space or time’; partly from Old French pointe, from Latin puncta ‘pricking’, giving rise to the senses ‘sharp tip, promontory’. The verb is from Old French pointer, and in some senses from the English noun.
Idioms point a/the finger (at somebody)
- to accuse somebody of doing something
- The article points an accusing finger at the authorities.
related noun finger-pointing
Phrasal Verbs- point out
- point to
- point up