get the point

English

Etymology

get + the + point

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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Verb

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.

   He just doesn't get the point that this is not a race.

Synonyms

• see the point

Related terms

• get the meaning
• have a point
• take the point

 

See also

• take the meaning

 

References

• “get the point”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.