get the point

Verb

Meaning

get the point (third-person singular simple present gets the point, present participle getting the point, simple past got the point, past participle (UK) got the point or (US) gotten the point)

(idiomatic) To understand; to interpret correctly.
He just doesn't get the point that this is not a race.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

see the light find out catch on get the picture latch on specificate take the point see the point

Antonyms

generalize

Examples

I want to get the point across that you may not have money to give to a charity, whether that is Ronald McDonald House or Broadway Cares or DIFFA, but you can help RAISE money or give your time and talents. Douglas Wilson

I don't get the point in a lot of biopics, they're boring. You know what's gonna happen. You're just watching actors show off. Samantha Morton

If you give me a short shot I will attack you. I'm not a baseliner who rallies. I try to get the point over with. Venus Williams

Smart people get the point from a single hint. Afghan Proverb

Close letter words and terms

get the noggin joggin' get the phone get the picture get the point across get the push get the result