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point (EN)
zelfstandig naamwoord, werkwoord

zelfstandig naamwoord “point”

enkelvoud point, meervoud points of ontelbaar
  1. stipje
    On the white paper, the artist's pencil left a small point where the drawing would begin.
  2. locatie
    The treasure map indicated the X marking the point where the treasure was buried.
  3. moment
    At the point when the clock struck midnight, the party really started to come alive.
  4. punt (in een discussie)
    His main point during the meeting was the need for better communication within the team.
  5. hoofdpunt
    The point of what I said is that we should communicate more.
  6. doel
    The point of studying hard is to get good grades and learn new things.
  7. decimaalteken
    The temperature dropped to seven point three (7.3) degrees.
  8. diakritische tekens
    In Hebrew, adding points to the letters can change the word's meaning entirely.
  9. punt (in muziek, voor verlenging van de duur van een noot)
    To extend the note's duration, the composer added a point next to it on the score.
  10. punt (in de wiskunde, zonder grootte)
    In geometry, we learned that a point marks an exact location on a plane, but it has no size or shape.
  11. detail
    She highlighted the most important points in her presentation to keep the audience engaged.
  12. sterke punt
    Her patience is truly her strong point.
  13. punt (in spellen)
    She scored three points in the last minute, securing the victory for her team.
  14. punt (in de beurshandel)
    The stock market report showed that Apple's shares went up by 5 points yesterday.
  15. punt (in typografie)
    When designing her business card, Maria specified the font size as 12 points to ensure the text was easily readable.
  16. stopcontact
    Before vacuuming, she made sure to plug the cleaner into the nearest power point.
  17. punt (scherpe tip)
    He pricked his finger on the point of a needle.
  18. windrichting
    The captain instructed the crew to steer the ship toward the northeast point on the compass.

werkwoord “point”

infinitief point; hij points; verleden tijd pointed; volt. deelw. pointed; ger. pointing
  1. wijzen
    When she asked where the bathroom was, I pointed towards the hallway.
  2. richten (in een bepaalde richting)
    The compass needle pointed north, guiding us through the forest.
  3. richten (op een doel)
    She pointed her flashlight into the dark attic to find the old photo album.
  4. suggereren
    All clues point towards him being the culprit.
  5. leiden (in een richting)
    When she looked lost, I pointed her to the nearest bus stop.
  6. aanwijzen (met de cursor)
    To select the icon, simply point your mouse arrow at it and click.
  7. doorverwijzen (internetverkeer)
    After purchasing the domain, we pointed it to our server's IP address to make our website accessible.