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point

 
/pɔɪnt/ v [I/T] (SHOW)

Definition

to direct other people’s attention to something by signaling toward it with your finger: [I] "Look," she said, pointing at the sign. [M] Which one is your sister – would you point her out to me? If something points in a particular direction, it is turned toward that direction: [I] The arrow points left.
(Definition of point v (SHOW) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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