point (sth/sb) out
— phrasal verb with point uk/pɔɪnt/us/pɔɪnt/verb
to make a person notice someone or something, sometimes by holding up one of your fingers towards him, her, or it:
If you see her, please point her out to me.
The tour guide pointed out the inscription that runs round the inside of the dome.
More examples
- She pointed out a few problems with the house that I hadn't noticed.
- I'd made one or two mistakes that she pointed out to me.
- Huw pointed out one or two architectural details that I hadn't noticed.
- He pointed out some interesting places to go on the map.
- He pointed out his boss in the crowd.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Showing and demonstrating
- act
- act sth out
- attest
- barometer
- bespeak
- bring
- bring sth forward
- disclose
- flicker
- manifestation
- produce
- put up sth
- radiate
- revealing
- says something about sb/sth idiom
- shew
- strike
- suggest
- token
- wear
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