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To fail to grasp the meaning of an utterance or situation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- You're supposed to dip the bread in the soup. Eating them separately is missing the point of the meal.
- Do you know what I mean, or are you missing the point?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
沒有抓住要點 /没有抓住要点
(méiyǒu zhuāzhù yàodiǎn)
— fail to grasp the meaning
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Finnish:
ei käsittää
— fail to grasp the meaning
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Finnish:
ei ymmärtää asian ydintä
— fail to grasp the meaning
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Finnish:
ei tajuta pointtia
— fail to grasp the meaning
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French:
ne pas comprendre
— fail to grasp the meaning
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French:
être à côté de la plaque
— fail to grasp the meaning
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Polish:
nie rozumieć
— fail to grasp the meaning
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Polish:
nie zrozumieć
— fail to grasp the meaning
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Spanish:
malinterpretar
— fail to grasp the meaning
