Miss the point Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈmɪs/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈpɔɪnt

MISS thuh POINT

UK

mˈɪs/ /ðə, ði/ /pˈɔɪnt

MISS thuh POINT

التعريف

To not understand the main idea or important meaning of something that is said or done.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal expression often used in conversation. Commonly appears after explaining something if the other person misunderstands. Similar to 'not get it', but more about missing the main idea than a small detail.

• Spanish: no entender el punto - perder el sentido
• Portuguese (BR): não entender o ponto - perder o sentido
• Portuguese (PT): não perceber o essencial - perder o sentido
• Chinese (Simplified): 没抓住重点 - 没明白要点
• Chinese (Traditional): 沒抓住重點 - 沒明白要點
• Hindi: मूल बात को न समझना
• Arabic: لم يفهم الهدف - أغفل الفكرة الرئيسية
• Bengali: মূল কথা বুঝতে না পারা - আসল অর্থ মিস করা
• Russian: суть не уловить - не понять главное
• Japanese: 本質を理解しない - 要点を見落とす
• Vietnamese: không hiểu ý chính - bỏ lỡ trọng tâm
• Korean: 요점을 이해하지 못하다 - 핵심을 놓치다
• Turkish: meselenin özünü kaçırmak - ana fikri anlamamak
• Urdu: اصل بات کو نہ سمجھنا - بنیادی مقصد کو نظرانداز کرنا
• Indonesian: tidak menangkap inti masalah - melewatkan pokok persoalan

جمل نموذجية

I think you miss the point of my question.

basic

If you think it's about money, you miss the point.

basic

Many students miss the point of the story.

basic

You keep arguing, but you totally miss the point.

natural

Don’t miss the point—it’s about helping, not about who gets credit.

natural

Everyone laughed, but he completely missed the point of the joke.

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