take the point
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Verb
edittake the point (third-person singular simple present takes the point, present participle taking the point, simple past took the point, past participle taken the point)
- (idiomatic) To agree with what a person says, to be persuaded by their arguments.
- 1914, P. G. Wodehouse, “Deep Waters”, in The Man Upstairs and Other Stories:
- "Then," said Mr Mifflin, cordially, "say no more. I take your point. My objections are removed."
- (idiomatic) To grasp the essential meaning of what a person is saying, to understand a person's argument and point of view.
- 1900, Henry James, Mrs. Medwin:
- I take your point well enough, but mayn't you be after all quite wrong?
- 1909, H. G. Wells, chapter 5, in Tono-Bungay:
- "I played 'em off one against the other," said my uncle. I took his point in an instant. He had gone to each of them in turn and said the others had come in.
Synonyms
edit- (grasp the essential meaning): get the point
- see the point
- point taken
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editto agree with someone
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to understand someone's argument
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