make a point

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

make a point (third-person singular simple present makes a point, present participle making a point, simple past and past participle made a point)

1. (idiomatic) To argue or promote an idea.

   Synonym: make a statement

   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.

2. (idiomatic) To take care in doing something; to pay attention or ensure that something is done.

   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.

Translations

to argue or promote an idea — see also emphasize,‎ point out,‎ argue,‎ explain,‎ be right

• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• German: seinen Standpunkt vertreten, seine Sichtweise vorbringen, seine Sicht der Dinge klarstellen
• Hungarian: felhívja a figyelmet (hu), kifejezi álláspontját, érvel (hu)
• Polish: wyrażać opinię impf, wyrazić opinię pf
• Russian: высказываться (ru) (vyskazyvatʹsja)
• Spanish: decir algo (importante)

to take care in doing something — see also propose

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• French: mettre un point d'honneur à, se faire un point d'honneur de (fr)
• German: darauf achten, dafür sorgen, sicherstellen (de), darauf Wert legen
• Hungarian: ügyel (hu), gondoskodik (hu), elvi kérdést csinál, (nagy) súlyt fektet/helyez
• Icelandic: standa fast á, leggja áherslu á, hafa fyrir reglu
• Italian: farsi un dovere
• Norwegian: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: nie omieszkać pf
• Portuguese: fazer questão
• Spanish: procurar (hacer), asegurarse (de hacer), esforzarse (por hacer)

See also

• case in point