point
part of speech
noun (point, points); verb (point, points, pointed, pointing)
meaning for a pupil
1) A point is a score in a game. tree →
2) A point is a very small dot, or an exact place: a point on a line, a meeting point. tree →
3) The point is the sharp end of something: the point of a pencil. tree →
4) The point is the main idea or reason: «What is the point?» tree →
5) To point is to show with your finger. tree →
6) A point in a number is a decimal point: 3.5 is «three point five». tree →
7) A point can also mean one detail or respect in which two things are alike. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Writers debate how old the vowel points are, since the Torah was written without them and they were added later. "At the point of death" shows how near the psalmist feels to dying. In the primary lessons: In maths: points scored in games; decimal point; a dot on a line or a corner of a shape; points on a graph. In everyday life: «good point», «at this point», «point of view». In science: boiling point, freezing point. In stories: «she pointed at the door».
examples
- And Moses and Aaron took these men that are pointed out by name. (Torah NUM.1.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Esau said: 'Behold, I am at the point to die; and what profit shall the birthright do to me?' (Torah GEN.25.32, JPS 1917) tree →
- But Isaac Myer states that there are un- doubted traces of pointing in Hebrew MSS. of the second century. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- So Hushai David's friend came into the city; and Absalom was at the point of coming into Jerusalem. (Prophets 2SA.15.37, JPS 1917) tree →
- If one lay at him with the sword, it will not hold; nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft. (Writings JOB.41.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- I am afflicted and at the point of death from my youth up; I have borne Thy terrors, I am distracted. (Writings PSA.88.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- She scored 12 points. tree →
- Each goal is worth 3 points. tree →
- How many more points does Tom have? tree →
- Write 3 point 5 as a number. tree →
- Mark the point where the two lines cross. tree →
- Water's boiling point is 100 degrees Celsius. tree →
- It is rude to point at people. tree →
- Sharpen your pencil to a fine point. tree →
- That's a good point! tree →
- The point of the game is to have fun. tree →
note
Points are counted: add scores; «each goal is worth» gives a rate. «Point» in a number is a decimal point. Trap: «3 point 5» is 3.5, not 35. A point has no length, only a place. «Point of view» means how someone sees things. Safety: never point sharp things or toy weapons at people's faces.
In the corpora
- And Moses and Aaron took these men that are pointed out by name.
- So Hushai David's friend came into the city; and Absalom was at the point of coming into Jerusalem.
- I am afflicted and at the point of death from my youth up; I have borne Thy terrors, I am distracted.
- That winketh with his eyes, that scrapeth with his feet, that pointeth with his fingers;
- A speed camera photographs cars going over the limit, and the driver must pay a fine and may get points on their licence.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «point» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.