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Meaning of "try for a point" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRY FOR A POINT

try for a point  [traɪ fər ə pɔɪnt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRY FOR A POINT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Try for a point is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRY FOR A POINT


adjoint
ˈædˌdʒɔɪnt
appoint
əˈpɔɪnt
ballpoint
ˈbɔːlˌpɔɪnt
checkpoint
ˈtʃɛkˌpɔɪnt
conjoint
kənˈdʒɔɪnt
counterpoint
ˈkaʊntəˌpɔɪnt
disappoint
ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt
disjoint
dɪsˈdʒɔɪnt
flashpoint
ˈflæʃpɔɪnt
gunpoint
ˈɡʌnˌpɔɪnt
joint
dʒɔɪnt
midpoint
ˈmɪdˌpɔɪnt
needlepoint
ˈniːdəlˌpɔɪnt
pinpoint
ˈpɪnˌpɔɪnt
point
pɔɪnt
pointe
pɔɪnt
points
pɔɪnt
standpoint
ˈstændˌpɔɪnt
viewpoint
ˈvjuːˌpɔɪnt
waypoint
ˈweɪˌpɔɪnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRY FOR A POINT

try
try it on
try line
try on
try one´s hand
try one´s luck
try out
try plane
try square
try-on
trye
trying
trying plane
tryingly
tryingness
tryke
tryma
trymata
tryout
trypaflavine

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRY FOR A POINT

access point
at knife-point
beside the point
boiling point
case in point
cut-off point
dew point
focal point
high point
melting point
out of joint
pick-up point
power point
price point
starting point
talking point
tipping point
to the point
turning point
up to a point
vantage point

Synonyms and antonyms of try for a point in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «try for a point» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRY FOR A POINT

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

Translator English - Chinese

试了点
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tratar de un punto
570 millions of speakers

English

try for a point
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक बिंदु के लिए कोशिश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محاولة لنقطة و
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

попробуйте для точки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tentar por um ponto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একটি বিন্দু জন্য চেষ্টা করুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

essayer d´avoir un point de
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cuba untuk titik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

versuchen für einen Punkt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ポイントに努め
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

포인트에 대한 시도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyoba kanggo titik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thử cho một điểm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு புள்ளியில் முயற்சி செய்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक बिंदू साठी प्रयत्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bir nokta denemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

provare per un punto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spróbować na miejscu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спробуйте для точки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

încercați pentru un punct
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσπαθήσουμε για ένα σημείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

probeer om vir ´n punt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

prova på en punkt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

prøve for et punkt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of try for a point

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRY FOR A POINT»

The term «try for a point» is very widely used and occupies the 10.998 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRY FOR A POINT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «try for a point» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «try for a point» 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 try for a point

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4 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRY FOR A POINT»

Discover the use of try for a point in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to try for a point and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Teach'n Beginning Offensive Volleyball Drills, Plays, and ...
If the ball does not get over the net, it goes over to the other team to try for a point. No. 2 rule is tell your players to make sure they don't step over the line and onto the court as they serve. Young beginning kids should use the “underhand” serve  ...
Bob Swope, 2014
2
Doing Theology in Today's World: Essays in Honor of Kenneth ...
That he so easily reverses a biblical text lets me try for a point of my own: mainline charismatic Protestant theologians show more interest in systematic coherence than in minute exegesis. Later, I will venture the point that Roman Catholic ...
John D. Woodbridge, Thomas Edward McComiskey, 1994
3
The Norwich Free Academy V. New London Football Rivalry
Five years after a referee's call changed the outcome, controversy again erupted in the first meeting of the 1916 season, on November 4. The Norwich placekicker, Lawrence J. “Chick” Stanley, went to try for a point-after-touchdown that would ...
Brian Girasoli, 2012
4
Harvard Alumni Bulletin
... try for a point, Hallo well's pass was low, and Wood dropped the ball. Realizing that he had no time for a kick, Wood dodged the in-rushing Army linemen, and ran across the goal-line near the side-lines for the seventh Harvard point.
‎1931

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« EDUCALINGO. Try for a point [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/try-for-a-point>. Apr 2024 ».
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