in point to (also of): in a position ready to, on the point of; in immediate peril or danger of. Now rare (archaic and poetic).
单词 | θ96358 |
释义 | the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adverb] > near in time > about to or on the point of (6) in point to (also of)c1330 in point to (also of): in a position ready to, on the point of; in immediate peril or danger of. Now rare (archaic and poetic). at (the) point toc1432 at (the) point to: (with infinitive) ready to, on the point of, just about to (now archaic and rare). at the point ofa1450 at the point of: on the very verge of, just about (to do something); on the brink of. go1483 In the progressive with a following to-infinitive. To be planning or intending to do or be something… intransitive. With auxiliary be (usually in a… on the pop of1922 about to, on the point of. Subcategories:— as if about to (1) |
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