to identify something within a group
to bring attention to something or someone
to show someone who or what a person or thing is (to indicate)
to tell someone something
I have to go to the office to point out the person that keeps jamming the printer.
Please read through all of the work and make sure to point out the mistakes.
The teacher will point out all of the students who are not keeping up their grades.
As soon as we get to the conference I will point out which members of the board you need to impress.
Will you please point out all of the issues with the house that you need fixed?
My sister pointed out that my brother always seems to become ill when it is his turn to clean the kitchen.
She pointed out that we need more glue in order to complete the poster.
There is no origin for this idiom
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