point

/pɔɪnt/2 phrasal verbs

The plain verb means to indicate direction.

Point out is to draw attention to a fact — one of the most useful verbs in academic and professional English. Note that POINT ends in /nt/, so the T links but does not flap: “poin-tout”, not “poin-dout”.

Side by side

Every POINT phrasal verb, with the one line that keeps it apart from its siblings. Tap any one to open it.

Phrasal verb	Means	How to remember it
point outSeparable	draw attention to a fact or an error	OUT = you bring it into view.
point toInseparable	indicate; suggest as evidence	TO names the conclusion.

Phrasal verbs with POINT — what each one means