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Definition of pinpoint verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pinpoint

verb
 
/ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/
 
/ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they pinpoint
 
/ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/
 
/ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/
he / she / it pinpoints
 
/ˈpɪnpɔɪnts/
 
/ˈpɪnpɔɪnts/
past simple pinpointed
 
/ˈpɪnpɔɪntɪd/
 
/ˈpɪnpɔɪntɪd/
past participle pinpointed
 
/ˈpɪnpɔɪntɪd/
 
/ˈpɪnpɔɪntɪd/
-ing form pinpointing
 
/ˈpɪnpɔɪntɪŋ/
 
/ˈpɪnpɔɪntɪŋ/
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  1. pinpoint something to find and show the exact position of somebody/something or the exact time that something happened
    • He was able to pinpoint on the map the site of the medieval village.
    • With this you can pinpoint the precise location of the sound.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • exactly
    • precisely
    verb + pinpoint
    • can
    • be difficult to
    • be hard to
    preposition
    • as
    See full entry
  2. pinpoint something to be able to give the exact reason for something or to describe something exactly
    • The report pinpointed the areas most in need of help.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • exactly
    • precisely
    verb + pinpoint
    • can
    • be difficult to
    • be hard to
    preposition
    • as
    See full entry
See pinpoint in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee pinpoint in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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