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To argue or promote an idea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- I suppose the people who wrote that stuff on the wall were trying to make a point, but they mainly made a mess.
- A restaurant my family made a point of going to.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: make a statement
Antonyms: none provided
To take care in doing something; to pay attention or ensure that something is done.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- Make a point to carry [or of carrying] your calendar with you at all times.
- My wallet is missing! I know I had it earlier: I made a point of bringing it.
- He made a point of mentioning that embarrassing incident in front of me whenever he saw me.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: make sure
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: act, move
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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German:
seinen Standpunkt vertreten
— to argue or promote an idea
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German:
seine Sichtweise vorbringen
— to argue or promote an idea
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German:
seine Sicht der Dinge klarstellen
— to argue or promote an idea
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Hungarian:
felhívja a figyelmet
— to argue or promote an idea
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Hungarian:
kifejezi álláspontját
— to argue or promote an idea
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Hungarian:
érvel
— to argue or promote an idea
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Polish:
wyrażać opinię
— to argue or promote an idea
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Polish:
wyrazić opinię
— to argue or promote an idea
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Russian:
высказываться
(vyskazyvatʹsja)
— to argue or promote an idea
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Spanish:
decir algo (importante)
— to argue or promote an idea
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Spanish:
tener razón
— to argue or promote an idea
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French:
mettre un point d'honneur à
— to take care in doing something
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French:
se faire un point d'honneur de
— to take care in doing something
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German:
darauf achten
— to take care in doing something
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German:
dafür sorgen
— to take care in doing something
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German:
sicherstellen
— to take care in doing something
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German:
darauf Wert legen
— to take care in doing something
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Hungarian:
ügyel
— to take care in doing something
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Hungarian:
gondoskodik
— to take care in doing something
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Hungarian:
elvi kérdést csinál
— to take care in doing something
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Hungarian:
(nagy) súlyt fektet/helyez
— to take care in doing something
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Icelandic:
standa fast á
— to take care in doing something
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Icelandic:
leggja áherslu á
— to take care in doing something
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Icelandic:
hafa fyrir reglu
— to take care in doing something
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Italian:
farsi un dovere
— to take care in doing something
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Polish:
nie omieszkać
— to take care in doing something
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Portuguese:
fazer questão
— to take care in doing something
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Spanish:
procurar (hacer)
— to take care in doing something
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Spanish:
asegurarse (de hacer)
— to take care in doing something
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Spanish:
esforzarse (por hacer)
— to take care in doing something
