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Definition: ON THE POINT |
ON THE POINT1. See At point , above. |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Futurity | Soon; (early); on the eve of, on the point of, on the brink of; about to; close upon. |
Transientness | Adverb: temporarily; Adjective: pro tempore; for the moment, for a time; awhile, en passant, in transitu; in a short time; soon; (early); briefly; Adjective: at short notice; on the point of, on the eve of; in articulo; between cup and lip. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: ON THE POINT |
| Etymologies containing "ON THE POINT": Phanar. (references) |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | All depends on the point of view. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Charleston, S.C. Gun on the Point Battery. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | While the procession passed, the child was uneasy, fluttering up and down, like a bird on the point of taking flight. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Javert felt as though he were on the point of losing his senses. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | Cranly dislodged a figseed from his teeth on the point of his rude toothpick and gazed at it intently. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Political Economy | POLAND | The customs duty code has different rates for the same commodities, depending on the point of export. (references) |
Travel | Korea | For direct flights, flying time ranges from 12-16 hours, depending on the point of departure. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Trent Lott | I wouldn't even say the lion's share. I think that some other countries around the world that have not gone out there on the point are going to have to weigh in and help out. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Expressions using "ON THE POINT": be on the point of ♦ be on the point of doing smth. ♦ on the point of. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "ON THE POINT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 不行了 (dying, on the point of death). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | olla putoamaisillaan (be about to fall, be on the point of falling), olin putoamaisillani (I nearly fell, I was about to fall, I was on the point of falling), olin juuri kertomaisillani (I was on the point of telling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | im Begriff sein zu (gonna US, to be about to, to be on the point of). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ήταν έτοιμος να φύγει (he was пз the point of leaving, he was on the point of leavin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | hogy megtegyen vmit (have good cause for doing sg, to admonish sy to do sg, to be big enought to do sg, to be on the point of doing sg, to be used to doing sg, to go to pains of doing sg, to go to the pains of doing sg, to take heed to do sg, to take pains to do sg, to tend to do sg), azon van (to be on the point of doing sg, to tend to do sg). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | "際 (just before, on the point of, on the verge of), 真際 (just on the point of, on the verge of), "婦 (pregnant woman, woman on the point of childbirth), 消え消え (on the point of vanishing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | きえぎえ (on the point of vanishing), まぎわ (just before, just on the point of, on the point of, on the verge of), さ"ぷ (dissemination, pregnant woman, program, scattering, spraying, sprinkling, the Three Urban Prefectures, woman on the point of childbirth). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | mysh (about, about him, around, concerning, on the point of, regarding), er chee (about, on the point of). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | onay ethay ointpay близкий к (close to, on the point of, on the verge of). (various references) a punto de (on the point of). (various references) på vippen (on the point of). (various references) yapmak üzere olmak (be by way of doing smth., be on the point of doing smth.). (various references) збиратися негайно зробити щось (be on the point of doing smth.). (various references) ar fin (on the point of). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Leviticus Chapter 14, Verse 28 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai epiqhsei o iereuV apo tou elaiou tou epi thV ceiroV autou epi ton lobon tou wtoV tou kaqarizomenou tou dexiou kai epi to akron thV ceiroV autou thV dexiaV kai epi to akron tou podoV autou tou dexiou epi ton topon tou aimatoV tou thV plhmmeleiaV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Tangetque extremum dextrae auriculae illius qui mundatur et pollices manus ac pedis dextri in loco sanguinis qui effusus est pro delicto |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And weet he the eende of the ryyt eere of hym that is clensid, and the thoumbes of the hoonde, and of the riyt foot, in the place of the blood that is shed out for trespas. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And the preast shall put of the oyle that is in his hande (apon the typpe of the righte eare of hi that is clensed, and apo the thombe of his righte hande and apon the great too of his righte fote: euen in the place where the bloude of the trespaceofferynge was put, |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass offering: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass-offering. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And the priest will put some of the oil which is in his hand on the point of the ear of the man who is to be made clean and on the thumb of his right hand and on the great toe of his right foot, on the place where the blood of the offering for wrongdoing was put; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Leviticus Chapter 14, Verse 28 |
| Cebuano | Ug ang sacerdote magabutang sa lana nga anaa sa iyang kamot sa ibabaw sa langod-ngod sa dalunggan nga too niadtong pagahinloan, ug sa ibabaw sa kumalagko sa iyang kamot nga too, ug sa ibabaw sa kumalagko sa iyang tiil nga too, sa dapit sa dugo sa halad-tungod-sa-paglapas: |
| Croatian | Od ulja iz svoje ruke neka sveæenik, po krvi žrtve naknadnice, namaže resicu desnog uha, palac desne ruke i palac desne noge onoga koji se èisti. |
| Danish | Og af Olien, som er i hans Hånd, skal Præsten stryge noget på højre Øreflip af den, der skal renses, og på hans højre Tommelfinger og højre Tommeltå oven på Skyldofferets Blod. |
| Dutch | En de priester zal van de olie, die op zijn hand is, doen aan het lapje van het rechteroor desgenen, die te reinigen is, en aan den duim zijner rechterhand, en aan den groten teen zijns rechtervoets, op de plaats van het bloed des schuldoffers. |
| Finnish | Ja käteensä jäänyttä öljyä pappi sivelköön puhdistettavan oikeaan korvanlehteen sekä oikean käden peukaloon ja oikean jalan isoonvarpaaseen, siihen paikkaan, missä on vikauhrin verta. |
| German | Von dem übrigen aber in seiner Hand soll er dem Gereinigten auf den Knorpel seines rechten Ohrs und auf den Daumen seiner rechten Hand und auf die große Zehe seines rechten Fußes tun, oben auf das Blut des Schuldopfers. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Lalu sedikit minyak yang ada di tangannya harus dioleskan pada tempat-tempat yang sudah diolesi darah, yaitu pada cuping telinga kanan, ibu jari tangan kanan dan ibu jari kaki kanan orang yang akan dinyatakan bersih. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka dari pada minyak yang dalam tangannya hendaklah dibubuh imam pada cuping telinga kanan orang yang hendak disucikan, dan pada ibu tangannya kanan dan pada ibu kakinya kanan, pada tempat bekas korban karena salah itu. |
| Italian | Poi bagner con l'olio che tiene nella palma, il lobo dell'orecchio destro di colui che si purifica, il pollice della mano destra e l'alluce del piede destro, sul luogo dove ha messo il sangue del sacrificio di riparazione. |
| Maori | A ka pania e te tohunga tetahi wahi o te hinu i tona ringa ki te matamata o te taringa matau o te tangata e purea ana, ki te koromatua hoki o tona ringa matau, ki te koromatua ano hoki o tona waewae matau, ki te wahi i te toto o te whakahere mo te he: |
| Norwegian | Så skal presten stryke noget av oljen som han har i sin hånd, på den høire ørelapp på den som lar sig rense, og på hans høire tommelfinger og på hans høire stortå, ovenpå det sted hvor blodet av skyldofferet er. |
| Portuguese | igualmente, do azeite que está na mão, porá na ponta da orelha direita daquele que se há de purificar, e no dedo polegar da sua mão direita, e no dedo polegar do seu pé direito, em cima do lugar do sangue da oferta pela culpa; |
| Rumanian | Iar din untdelemnul din mkna lui, preotul sq punq pe marginea urechii drepte a celui ce se curqyewte, pe degetul cel mare al mknii drepte, wi pe degetul cel mare al piciorului drept, kn locul unde a pus din skngele jertfei pentru vinq. |
| Swedish | Och prästen skall med oljan som han har i sin hand bestryka högra örsnibben på den som skall renas, så ock tummen på hans högra hand och stortån på hans högra fot, ovanpå skuldoffersblodet. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-h-i-n-n-o-o-p-t-t" | |
-3 letters: pontine, tontine. | |
-4 letters: ethion, intent, intone, ionone, notion, ophite, option, phonon, photon, pointe, ponent, ponton, potent, potion, tenpin, tiptoe. | |
-5 letters: inept, netop, ninth, niton, nonet, onion, opine, penni, petit, petti, petto, phone, phono, photo, pinon, pinot, pinto, piton, point, potto, tenon, tenth, thein, thine, tithe, tonne, tooth, tophe, tophi, topoi. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-h-i-n-n-o-o-p-t-t" | |
+5 letters: anthropocentric. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4F 4E 54 48 45 50 4F 49 4E 54 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001111 01001110 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01010000 01001111 01001001 01001110 01010100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)O N   T H E   P O I N T |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004F 004E 0054 0048 0045 0050 004F 0049 004E 0054 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4948254423925049434854 |
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vertaling, transferim, transmetim, ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ترجمة, إفتتان, транслация, огъване, превод, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, превеждане, 翻译, překlad, oversættelse, translatie, taajuusmuutos, translaatio, traduction, oersetting, Übersetzung, μετάφραση, תור'מ ות, תר'ום, "עתק", "עתק, fordítás, traduzione, 翻訳 , へい"ういどう, やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, トランスレーション , やくじゅつ, ほ"やくしょ, 번역, tradukshon, tradução, translaţie, tãlmãcire, traducere, сдвиг, трансляция, перемещение, перевод, tumačenje, traducción, översättning, tercüme, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích, trosiad, for translation; Sjinees, Chinees, kinez, الصينية, لغة الصين, صيني, الصيني أحد أبناء الصين, Chinu, китайски, Ininsik, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , èínský, èínština, èíòan, kineser, kinesiskt, kinverskur, kiinalainen, Chinois, Sineesk, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, Kínverji, Sínis, cinese, チフス菌 , チャイニーズ , 중국, Cina, Sheenish, Sheenagh, Hainamana, chines, Chińczyk, chinês, chinés, chinezesc, chinezeşte, chinezã, chinez, китайский, китаец, Saina, kineski jezik, kineski, chino, snesi, sneysi, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin, китаянка, китайська мова, китайський, кита"ць, for Chinese; Fins, finlandez, finlandishte, finlandisht, اللغة الفنلندية, فنلندية, فنلندي, фински език, фински, Pinlandino, 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, finský, finskt, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, פי י, finn, finnskur, finnska, finlandese, 핀란", Fynlannish, Fynlannagh, finlandês, finês, finlandezã, финский, Finisi, finski jezik, finski, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü, фінська мова, фінський, tiếng Phần-lan, for Finnish; Duits, Duitser, Duitse taal, Germaan, gjerman, ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, المانية, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, роден, германски, немски език, немски, немец, готически, германец, 德語 , 德语, 德文 , 德國 , nìmecký, nìmec, tysker, Duitse, týskur, týskt, týskari, saksalainen, Allemand, Dútsk, Deutsche, Deutsch, "ερμανός, gjermanisht, 'רמ י, 'רמ ית, német, þjóðverji, þýskur, GearmÚnach, GearmÚinis, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , 독일, todesch, Germaanagh, Garmane, Germaanish, Carmane, aleman, Niemiec, niemiecki, alemão, alemand, neamţ, немецкий, Siamani, germanski, alemán, Tudesku, Doysri, mjeremani, mdachi, sí-Jalimáne, tysk, เยอรมัน, าษาเยอรมัน, Alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister, Almaenwr, isiJalimane, iliJalimane, iJalimane, for German; Grieks, Griek, الإغريقي, يوناني, اللغة اليونانية, Griegu, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, Griyego, 希臘語 , 希腊语, řecký, řeètina, řek, græker, grikst, kreikkalainen, grec, Gryk, Gryksk, Gryks, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, görög, Grikki, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", 그리스, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, grèc, greacã, греческий, Eleni, grk, grčki jezik, grčki, griego, grek, Yunanli, yunanlı, yunanca, yunan, Rumca, yunanistan'a ait, rum, грек, гречанка, грецька мова, грецький, kẻ cắp b gi gặp nhau, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l kỳ phùng địch thủ, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm, kẻ lừa đảo, Groegwr, for Greek; Hongaars, Hongaar, hungarez, الهنغاري, مجري, هنغاري, المجري, اللغة الهنغارية, Húngaru, унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, Hungaryan, 匈牙利語 , 匈牙利语, maïarský, maïar, maïarština, ungarer, Hongaarse, ungarskt, unkarilainen, hongrois, Hongaarsk, ungar, Ούγγρος, "ו 'רי, magyar, ungherese, 헝가리, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, Węgier, ongrés, ungureşte, ungur, limba maghiarã, unguresc, maghiar, limba ungarã, венгр, венгерский, mađarski, mađar, mađarski jezik, húngaro, ungrare, ชาวฮังการี, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорка, угорський, угорець, người Hung-ga-ri tiếng Hung-ga-ri, for Hungarian; gjuha e popullsisë së ishullit men, manský, manština, manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, Manninish, Manninagh, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, s ostrva mana, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man, man dili, man adası, менський діалект, менський, for manx; Russies, Rus, الروسية, روسي, اللغة الروسية, Rusu, руски, руски език, руснак, Rusyan, 俄語 , 俄语, 俄文 , ruština, ruský, russer, russur, russiskt, venäläinen, Russysk, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, רוסי, orosz, rússneskur, Rússi, Rúisis, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア", 러시아, Rooshish, Rooshagh, russisk, Rosjanin, русский, Lusia, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, sí-Rashîya, ryss, ชาวรัสเซีย, rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський, người Nga tiếng Nga, for Russian; Spaans, Spaanse taal, spanjoll, اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, испански език, испански, espanyoles, Espanyol, 西班牙语, 西班牙文 , 西班牙語 , španìlský, španìlština, spanskt, espanjalainen, espagnol, Spaansk, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, karaiñe'êmegua, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, SpÚinnis, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , 스페인, Spaainagh, Spaainish, spañó, espanhol, espanhòl, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, spaniol, испанский, Sipaniolo, španski jezik, španski, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyolca, ispanyol, іспанська мова, іспанський, for Spanish; Sweeds, suedez, اللغة السويدية, Suecu, шведски език, шведски, швед, Swedis, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, švédský, švédština, Zweeds, svenskt, ruotsalainen, suédois, Sweedsk, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, sænskur, Sualainnis, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", 스웨덴, Soolynish, Soolynagh, suèc, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, เกี่ยวกับคน าษาและวั'นธรรมของประเทศสวีเ"น, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển, for Swedish; Turks, turk, تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, اللغة التركية, Turcu, турски, турски език, Turko, 土耳其, 土耳其語 , tureètina, turecký, turkist, turkkilainen, turque, turc, Turksk, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, טורקי, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, turcesc, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türk, türkçe, турецька мова, турецький, tiếng Thổ nhĩ kỳ, for Turkish; 乌克兰, for Ukranian; Wallies, i uellsit, gjuha e uellsit, shkel premtimin, populli i uellsit, ik pa paguar, ويلزي, الولزية لغة إقليم ويلز, تهرب من دفع الرهان, не си плащам дълга, измъквам се от задължение, уелски език, уелски, 威"士, 威爾士語 , waleština, waleský, Wels, valisiskt, gallois, walisisch, δεν πληρώνω τα οφειλόμενα, ουάλλοσ, ουαλλικόσ, walesi, Breatnais, gallese, Bretnagh, galês, gallés, limba velşã, din ţara galilor, velş, уэльский, velški jezik, podvaliti, velški, velšanin, galés, walesisk, galler ile ilgili, sözünü tutmamak, gal dili, bahisleri ödemeden kaçmak, şartları yerine getirmemek, ödemeden kaçmak, у"льський, валлійська мова, валлійці, валлійський, не віддати гроші, Cymreig, for Welsh; 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