point sth out
— phrasal verb with point uk/pɔɪnt/us/pɔɪnt/verb
B2 to tell someone about some information, often because you believe they do not know it or have forgotten it:
[ + that ] He was planning to book a rock-climbing holiday, till I pointed out that Denis is afraid of heights.
[ + question word ] I feel I should point out how dangerous it is.
More examples
- She was quick to point out that it wasn't her fault.
- They credited my account with $20 after I pointed out the error.
- The mechanic pointed out the repair on the front of my car.
- The curator guided us round the gallery, pointing out the most famous paintings in the collection.
- A couple of alert readers wrote in to the paper pointing out the mistake.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Stressing & emphasizing
- accent
- accentuate
- drive
- emphasis
- emphatic
- freaking
- fronting
- gloss
- hammer
- hammer sth home idiom
- howling
- impress sth on/upon sb
- insistence
- place
- play
- play sth up
- point
- point sth up
- should
- underline
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