English Dictionary

point

/pɔɪnt/

verb

(intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it. / (intransitive) To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.

I will point at the map to show you the location.

意味（1）

(intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.

Now must the world point at poor Katharine.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.

In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.

意味（3）

(intransitive) To face in a particular direction.

意味（4）

(transitive, sometimes figuratively) To direct toward an object; to aim.

to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort

意味（5）

To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.

to point a dart, a pencil, or (figuratively) a moral

意味（6）

(intransitive) To indicate a probability of something.

Tens of thousands of Portuguese, Greek and Irish people have left their homelands this year, many heading for the southern hemisphere. Anecdotal evidence points to the same happening in Spain and Italy.

意味（7）

(transitive, intransitive, masonry) To repair mortar.

意味（8）

(transitive, masonry) To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.

意味（9）

(stone-cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.

Damaged stone will be removed, and the new stone installed and pointed to ensure a comprehensive match to maintain the integrity of the structure.

意味（10）

(transitive) To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.

If he asks for food, point him toward the refrigerator.

意味（11）

(transitive, mathematics) To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.

意味（12）

(transitive) To mark with diacritics.

意味（13）

(dated) To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate.

to point a composition

意味（14）

(transitive, computing) To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.

意味（15）

(transitive, Internet) To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.

意味（16）

(intransitive, nautical) To sail close to the wind.

Bear off a little, we're pointing.

意味（17）

(intransitive, hunting) To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.

He treads with caution, and he points with fear.

意味（18）

(medicine, of an abscess) To approximate to the surface; to head.

意味（19）

(dated) To give point to (something said or done); to give particular prominence or force to.

He points it, however, by no deviation from his straightforward manner of speech.