pinpoint
verb /ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/
/ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they pinpoint | /ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/ /ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/ |
| he / she / it pinpoints | /ˈpɪnpɔɪnts/ /ˈpɪnpɔɪnts/ |
| past simple pinpointed | /ˈpɪnpɔɪntɪd/ /ˈpɪnpɔɪntɪd/ |
| past participle pinpointed | /ˈpɪnpɔɪntɪd/ /ˈpɪnpɔɪntɪd/ |
| -ing form pinpointing | /ˈpɪnpɔɪntɪŋ/ /ˈpɪnpɔɪntɪŋ/ |
- pinpoint something to find and show the exact position of somebody/something or the exact time that something happened
- He was able to pinpoint on the map the site of the medieval village.
- With this you can pinpoint the precise location of the sound.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- exactly
- precisely
- can
- be difficult to
- be hard to
- …
- as
- pinpoint something to be able to give the exact reason for something or to describe something exactly
- The report pinpointed the areas most in need of help.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- exactly
- precisely
- can
- be difficult to
- be hard to
- …
- as