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Meaning of "on the point of" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ON THE POINT OF

on the point of play
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WHAT DOES ON THE POINT OF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of on the point of in the English dictionary

The definition of on the point of in the dictionary is at the moment immediately before a specified condition, action, etc, is expected to begin.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ON THE POINT OF

on the nod
on the nose
on the off chance
on the off-chance
on the outer
on the panel
on the parish
on the part of
on the pig´s back
on the piss
on the port bow
on the prowl
on the q.t.
on the qui vive
on the quiet
on the rampage
on the razzle
on the rebound
on the right foot
on the road

WORDS THAT END LIKE ON THE POINT OF

a bit of
at the cost of
at the request of
by dint of
get the best of
grow out of
in light of
in point of
in the event of
in the midst of
keep out of
make a point of
make the best of
make the most of
on account of
on the part of
out of
sort of
take account of
the best part of

Synonyms and antonyms of on the point of in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «on the point of» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ON THE POINT OF

Find out the translation of on the point of to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of on the point of from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «on the point of» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

上的点
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en el punto de
570 millions of speakers

English

on the point of
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

के मुद्दे पर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

على وشك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

от точки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

no ponto de
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিন্দু উপর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sur le point d´
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pada titik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

auf dem Punkt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

のポイント
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지점 에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing titik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trên điểm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புள்ளியில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बिंदूवर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

noktasında
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sul punto di
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w punkcie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

від точки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pe punctul de
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το σημείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

op die punt van
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

på väg att
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

på nippet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of on the point of

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ON THE POINT OF»

The term «on the point of» is very widely used and occupies the 343 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ON THE POINT OF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «on the point of» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «on the point of» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about on the point of

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5 QUOTES WITH «ON THE POINT OF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word on the point of.
1
George Pierce Baker
There is no essential difference between the material of comedy and tragedy. All depends on the point of view of the dramatist, which, by clever emphasis, he tries to make the point of view of his audience.
2
Lou Gehrig
What are you going to do? Admit to yourself that the pitchers have you on the point of surrender? You can't do that. You must make yourself think that the pitchers are just as good as they always have been or just as bad.
3
C. Northcote Parkinson
Perfection of planned layout is achieved only by institutions on the point of collapse.
4
Francis Parkman
The great medley of Oregon and California emigrants, at their camps around Independence, had heard reports that several additional parties were on the point of setting out from St. Joseph's farther to the northward.
5
Beatrice Wood
Over and over I'm on the point of giving it up.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ON THE POINT OF»

Discover the use of on the point of in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to on the point of and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Barefoot: Escape on the Underground Railroad
In the dark of the night a Barefoot, an escaped slave, flees for his life.
Pamela Duncan Edwards, 1998
2
The Point of View
Reading The Point of View through the lens of On My Work as an Author leads us to impose a greater coherence on The Point of View than a close reading of the work warrants. The task I have set myself in this essay is to examine the puzzling  ...
Robert L. Perkins, 2010
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To the Point: A Dictionary of Concise Writing
CONCISE WORDY at/on the point of close/near at hand (an) estimated in close proximity (to) in proximity (to) (something/somewhere) in the area (of) (something/ somewhere) in the nature (of) in the neighborhood (of) (something/somewhere) ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2014
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House of Representatives of the United States
... time, makes a point of order that the House rule governing quorums in Committee of the Whole is being violated, the chairman is required to act first on the point of order that a quorum is not present (sometimes called a point of no quorum).
N. O. Sneider, 2001
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Point of view in Raymond Carver's short story 'So Much Water ...
After that I show the point of view in this short story, later on I discuss Claire’s point of view with the central thesis of Claire as an insane, paranoid and inconsistent character.
Thomas Dassler, 2003
6
The Wisdom of Sartre
... of view—the distance between it and the one for whom it is a point of view is annihilated. This means that it would become impossible to withdraw in order to “ give oneself plenty of room" and to constitute a new point of view on the point of ...
Philosophical Library, 2010
7
Congressional Record, V. 150, PT. 13, July 22, 2004 to ...
Is there further discussion on the point of order? The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Istook). Mr. ISTOOK. Mr. Chairman, the point of order, if I understand it correctly, is made against a portion, rather than an entirety , of the ...
U S Congress, 2009
8
House Committee Markups: Manual of Procedures and Procedural ...
If at any time while a reservation of a point of order is pending a committee member says, “I demand regular order,” the chair will immediately ask the member who reserved the point of order whether the member insists on the point of order or ...
Michael L. Koempel, 2010
9
Memoir, descriptive and explanatory, to accompany the ...
Let the bearing of the same object be taken with the ship's head on the point of the course steered ; and add, or subtract, the difference between them, as it increases, or decreases, the variation. To find the aberration at sea, when a distant ...
John Purdy, 1820
10
Being and Nothingness
This means that it would become impossible to withdraw in order to "give oneself plenty of room" and to constitute a new point of view on the point of view. It is precisely this fact, as we have seen, which characterizes the body. It is the ...
Jean-Paul Sartre, 1956

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ON THE POINT OF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term on the point of is used in the context of the following news items.
1
John Cage's 1960 Game Show Performance
And Cage was firm on the point of making music — when the host announces that Cage teaches “a course on experimental sound at the New ... «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
2
Jessy Lanza: 'The public is largely misogynistic'
I don't personally agree with the generalization that the public as a whole is misogynistic, but it is often skewed quite sexist on the point of ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Gallup Polls Reveal That More Americans Have Been Smoking Pot
With 23states on the point of having legalized Marijuana, Massachusetts is now in the line up to achieve the same and has placed a question ... «MMJ Observer, Jul 15»
4
The point of wind farm
It all helps on the point of benefits but the actual figures do not determine if the wind farm will go ahead. That is to be decided on environmental ... «Bournemouth Echo, Jul 15»
5
Empire of Fear: Inside the Islamic State by Andrew Hosken - review
In April 2010, al-Baghdadi blew himself up on the point of capture. Within a month, leadership had been assumed by an obscure jihadist turned ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
6
Wallabies can put 'ghosts' of Mendoza to rest with win over Argentina
While on the point of cross-code learning, it surprises that more isn't made of Israel Folau's aerial skills. His performance against the Boks last ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Number of Germans leaving Catholic Church rises by 22%
... schools, while former Catholics can be barred from confession, communion, and from the anointing of the sick unless on the point of death. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
8
Willys Overland Loft Condo Breaks the Bank at $540K
... the lofts share building space with new Detroit icon (or new-money hipster startup, depending on the point of view) Shinola, so you'll be set if ... «Curbed National, Jul 15»
9
Smullen excited by the prospect of Snow at Ascot
Just on the point of the bend, when I gave him a squeeze to get on with things, he quickened up really well. It was one of those races where it ... «Racing Post, Jul 15»
10
Striking French farmers block all access to tourist attraction Mont St …
Mr Le Foll said at the weekend that one in 10 of all French dairy, beef and pork holdings – about 25,000 farms – were on the point of bankruptcy ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

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