Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to point towards sth
Participle: pointed towards sth
Gerund: pointing towards sth
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | point towards sth |
| you | point towards sth |
| he;she;it | points towards sth |
| we | point towards sth |
| you | point towards sth |
| they | point towards sth |
Perfect
| I | have pointed towards sth |
| you | have pointed towards sth |
| he;she;it | has pointed towards sth |
| we | have pointed towards sth |
| you | have pointed towards sth |
| they | have pointed towards sth |
Past
| I | pointed towards sth |
| you | pointed towards sth |
| he;she;it | pointed towards sth |
| we | pointed towards sth |
| you | pointed towards sth |
| they | pointed towards sth |
Pluperfect
| I | had pointed towards sth |
| you | had pointed towards sth |
| he;she;it | had pointed towards sth |
| we | had pointed towards sth |
| you | had pointed towards sth |
| they | had pointed towards sth |
Future
| I | will point towards sth |
| you | will point towards sth |
| he;she;it | will point towards sth |
| we | will point towards sth |
| you | will point towards sth |
| they | will point towards sth |
Future Perfect
| I | will have pointed towards sth |
| you | will have pointed towards sth |
| he;she;it | will have pointed towards sth |
| we | will have pointed towards sth |
| you | will have pointed towards sth |
| they | will have pointed towards sth |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | point towards sth |
| you | point towards sth |
| he;she;it | point towards sth |
| we | point towards sth |
| you | point towards sth |
| they | point towards sth |
Perfect
| I | have pointed towards sth |
| you | have pointed towards sth |
| he;she;it | have pointed towards sth |
| we | have pointed towards sth |
| you | have pointed towards sth |
| they | have pointed towards sth |
Imperfect
| I | pointed towards sth |
| you | pointed towards sth |
| he;she;it | pointed towards sth |
| we | pointed towards sth |
| you | pointed towards sth |
| they | pointed towards sth |
Pluperfect
| I | had pointed towards sth |
| you | had pointed towards sth |
| he;she;it | had pointed towards sth |
| we | had pointed towards sth |
| you | had pointed towards sth |
| they | had pointed towards sth |
Conditional
Present
| I | would point towards sth |
| you | would point towards sth |
| he;she;it | would point towards sth |
| we | would point towards sth |
| you | would point towards sth |
| they | would point towards sth |
Perfect
| I | would have pointed towards sth |
| you | would have pointed towards sth |
| he;she;it | would have pointed towards sth |
| we | would have pointed towards sth |
| you | would have pointed towards sth |
| they | would have pointed towards sth |
Imperative
| you | point towards sth |
| we | Let's point towards sth |
| you | point towards sth |
Verbs conjugated like 'point'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'point'
joint,
noint,
oint,
paint,
poind,
poynt,
print,
anoint,
appoint,
aroint,
Additional Information
Etymology
From Middle English pointen, poynten, from Old French pointier, pointer, poynter, from point from Latin pūnctum.
Sample Sentences
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And there she is ! all eyes are turned to where she lies, dimly discernible through the gathering fog of the early winter afternoon; every finger is pointed in the same direction; and murmurs of interest and admiration—as ‘How beautiful she looks ! ’ ‘How trim she is ! ’ — are heard on every side. Even the lazy gentleman with his hat on one side and [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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‘Who are these—who are they—who are these fellows ? where do they come from ? Where are they going to ? — Come from ! What 's the answer ? ’ — leaning out of the pulpit, and pointing downward with his right hand: ‘From below ! ’ — starting back again, and looking at the sailors before him: ‘From below, my brethren. From under the hatches of sin, battened down above you by the [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] down above you by the evil one. That 's where you came from ! ’ — a walk up and down the pulpit: ‘and where are you going’—stopping abruptly: ‘where are you going ? Aloft ! ’ — very softly, and pointing upward: ‘Aloft ! ’ — louder: ‘aloft ! ’ — louder still: ‘That 's where you are going—with a fair wind,—all taut and trim, steering direct for Heaven in its glory, where there are no storms or foul [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ My child ! — this boy ! — he'd sold him ! There is his Mas’r, ” said she, pointing to the Kentucky shore. “ O, Mr. Symmes, you 've got a little boy ! ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] me in the sleeping ward, where a watchman was murdered some years since in the dead of night, in a desperate attempt to escape, made by a prisoner who had broken from his cell. A woman, too, was pointed out to me, who, for the murder of her husband, had been a close prisoner for sixteen years.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ Now, I say, gal, you needn't be a bit afeard, let who will come here. I 'm up to all that sort o ’ thing, ” said he, pointing to two or three goodly rifles over the mantel-piece; “ and most people that know me know that ’ t wouldn't be healthy to try to get anybody out o ’ my house when I 'm agin it. So _now_ you jist go [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] in his brain to something of corresponding shape, which ought not to be there, and racked his head with pains. Then he began to fear it, then to dream of it, and of men whispering its name and pointing to it. Then he could not bear to look at it, nor yet to turn his back upon it. Now, it is every night the lurking-place of a ghost: a shadow:—a silent something, horrible to see, but whether bird, [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] indulging it, to his great misery and ruin; that he had no power of resistance; that he wished to be put beyond the reach of temptation; and that he could think of no better way than this. It was pointed out to him, in reply, that the prison was for criminals who had been tried and sentenced by the law, and could not be made available for any such fanciful purposes; he was exhorted to abstain from [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] beaming down upon her from her large, clear, brown eyes. She saw Ruth's husband come in,—saw her fly up to him, and commence whispering very earnestly, ever and anon, with impressive gesture, pointing her little finger toward the room. She saw her, with the baby in her arms, sitting down to tea; she saw them all at table, and little Harry in a high chair, under the shadow of Rachel's ample wing; [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] slow reading cannot injure,—nay, one whose words, like ingots of gold, seem often to need to be weighed separately, that the mind may take in their priceless value. Let us follow him a moment, as, pointing to each word, and pronouncing each half aloud, he reads,
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Wait, he's pointing his gun at me. (people gasping )
(Super-Charlie)
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If we still possessed Titan powers, we'd use them to resist. But even with those barrels pointed at us, we remain powerless.
(Attack on Titan the Movie: The Last Attack)