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To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, transitive
Examples
- He pointed out the little brown bird in the tree.
- She pointed out the two drummers in the class.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To tell, remind, indicate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, idiomatic
Examples
- I would just like to point out that we need to finish our meeting by 9 o'clock.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
point out carefully and clearly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: signalize, signalise, call attention
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: indicate, point, designate, show
present and urge reasons in opposition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: remonstrate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inform
Narrower terms: represent
make or write a comment on
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he commented the paper of his colleague
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: comment, notice, remark
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: note, observe, mention, remark
Narrower terms: knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart, wisecrack, kibitz, kibbitz
From point and out. Instead of pointing to a particular thing, the term implies pointing to one particular thing out of several similar things, or to a thing in a scene where it might not be readily seen.
Across languages
Translations
98 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
أَشَارَ
(ʔašāra)
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Assamese:
আঙুলিয়া
(aṅulia)
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Bulgarian:
посо́чвам
(posóčvam)
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Bulgarian:
посо́ча
(posóča)
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Bulgarian:
ука́звам
(ukázvam)
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Bulgarian:
ука́жа
(ukáža)
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Catalan:
assenyalar
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Catalan:
apuntar
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Chinese Mandarin:
指
(zhǐ)
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Chinese Mandarin:
指出
(zhǐchū)
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Czech:
ukazovat
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Czech:
ukázat
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Dutch:
aanwijzen
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Dutch:
aanduiden
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Dutch:
tonen
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Esperanto:
rimarkigi
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Finnish:
osoittaa
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Finnish:
näyttää
— identify with a bodily gesture
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French:
pointer
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Galician:
sinalar
— identify with a bodily gesture
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German:
hinweisen
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Greek:
δείχνω
(deíchno)
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Ancient Greek:
δείκνυμι
(deíknumi)
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Ido:
indikar
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Ingrian:
näyttää
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Italian:
additare
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Japanese:
指す
(sasu)
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Japanese:
指し示す
(sashishimesu)
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Korean:
가리키다
(garikida)
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Latin:
addigito
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Malayalam:
ചൂണ്ടിക്കാണിക്കുക
(cūṇṭikkāṇikkuka)
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Māori:
whakahahaki
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Polish:
wskazywać
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Polish:
wskazać
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Portuguese:
apontar
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Russian:
ука́зывать
(ukázyvatʹ)
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Russian:
указа́ть
(ukazátʹ)
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Sanskrit:
दिशति
(diśati)
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Spanish:
señalar
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Spanish:
apuntar
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Tamil:
சுட்டிக்காட்டு
(cuṭṭikkāṭṭu)
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Tamil:
குறிப்பிடு
(kuṟippiṭu)
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Ukrainian:
вка́зувати
(vkázuvaty)
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Ukrainian:
вказа́ти
(vkazáty)
— identify with a bodily gesture
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Assamese:
আঙুলিয়া
(aṅulia)
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Bulgarian:
изтъквам
(iztǎkvam)
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Catalan:
indicar
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Czech:
upozorňovat
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Czech:
upozornit
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Dutch:
uiteenzetten
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Dutch:
aanduiden
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Dutch:
aangeven
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Dutch:
erop wijzen
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Esperanto:
indiki
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Esperanto:
montri
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Esperanto:
rimarkigi
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Finnish:
tuoda esille
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Finnish:
huomauttaa
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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French:
indiquer
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Galician:
indicar
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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German:
aufzeigen
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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German:
darauf hinweisen
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Greek:
δείχνω
(deíchno)
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Ancient Greek:
δείκνυμι
(deíknumi)
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Hungarian:
felhívja a figyelmet
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Icelandic:
benda á
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Irish:
cuir in iúl
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Old Irish:
in·fét
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Italian:
indicare
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Italian:
puntualizzare
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Italian:
osservare
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Italian:
evidenziare
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Japanese:
示す
(shimesu)
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Latin:
mōnstrō
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Malayalam:
ചൂണ്ടിക്കാണിക്കുക
(cūṇṭikkāṇikkuka)
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Māori:
whakaatuatu
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Polish:
zwracać uwagę
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Polish:
zwrócić uwagę
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Polish:
przypominać
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Polish:
przypomnieć
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Portuguese:
destacar
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Russian:
ука́зывать
(ukázyvatʹ)
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Russian:
указа́ть
(ukazátʹ)
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Russian:
напомина́ть
(napominátʹ)
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Russian:
напо́мнить
(napómnitʹ)
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Russian:
привлека́ть внима́ние
(privlekátʹ vnimánije)
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Russian:
привле́чь внима́ние
(privléčʹ vnimánije)
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Spanish:
puntualizar
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Spanish:
señalar
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Spanish:
apercibir
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Swedish:
påpeka
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Ukrainian:
вка́зувати
(vkázuvaty)
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Ukrainian:
вказа́ти
(vkazáty)
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Ukrainian:
нага́дувати
(naháduvaty)
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Ukrainian:
нагада́ти
(nahadáty)
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Ukrainian:
зверта́ти ува́гу
(zvertáty uváhu)
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Ukrainian:
зазнача́ти
(zaznačáty)
— tell, remind, indicate to someone
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Ukrainian:
зазна́чити
(zaznáčyty)
— tell, remind, indicate to someone