point to

verb

Roget 155: attribute to, ascribe to, impute to, refer to, lay to, point to, trace to, bring home to; put down to, set down to, blame; charge on, ground on; invest with, assign as cause, lay at, the door of, father upon; account for, derive from, point out the reason etc. 153; theorize; tell how it comes; put the saddle on the right horse.    ... show more

Roget 278: tend towards, bend towards, point towards; conduct to, go to; point to, point at; bend, trend, verge, incline, dip, determine.    steer for, steer towards, make for, make towards; aim at, level at; take aim; keep a course, hold a course; be bound for; bend one's steps towards; direct one's course, steer one's course, bend one's course, shape one's course; align one's march, allign one's march^†; to straight, go straight to the point; march on, march on a point.    ascertain one's direction etc. n.; s'orienter [Fr.], see which way the wind blows; box the compass; take the air line.    ... show more

Roget 457: be attentive etc. adj.; attend, advert to, observe, look, see, view, remark, notice, regard, take notice, mark; give attention to, pay attention to, pay heed to, give heed to; incline an ear to, lend an ear to; trouble one's head about; give a thought to, animadvert to; occupy oneself with; contemplate etc. (think of) 451; look at, look to, look after, look into, look over; see to; turn the mind to, bend the mind to, apply the mind to, direct the mind to, give the mind to, turn the eye to, bend the eye to, apply the eye to, direct the eye to, give the eye to, turn the attention to, bend the attention to, apply the attention to, direct the attention to, give the attention to; have an eye to, have in one's eye; bear in mind; take into account, take into consideration; keep in sight, keep in view; have regard to, heed, mind, take cognizance of entertain, recognize; make note of, take note of; note.    examine cursorily; glance at, glance upon, glance over; cast the eyes over, pass the eyes over; run over, turn over the leaves, dip into, perstringe^†; skim etc. (neglect) 460; take a cursory view of.    examine, examine closely, examine intently; scan, scrutinize, consider; give one's mind to, bend one's mind to; overhaul, revise, pore over; inspect, review, pass under review; take stock of; fix the eye on, rivet attention on, fix attention on, devote the eye to, fix the mind on, devote the thoughts to; hear out, think out; mind one's business.    revert to; watch etc. (expect) 507, (take care of) 459; hearken to, listen to; prick up the ears; have the eyes open, keep the eyes open; come to the point.    meet with attention; fall under one's notice, fall under one's observation; be under consideration etc. (topic) 454.    catch the eye, strike the eye; attract notice; catch the attention, awaken the attention, wake the attention, invite the attention, solicit the attention, attract the attention, claim the attention excite the attention, engage the attention, occupy the attention, strike the attention, arrest the attention, fix the attention, engross the attention, absorb the attention, rivet the attention, catch the mind, awaken the mind, wake the mind, invite the mind, solicit the mind, attract the mind, claim the mind excite the mind, engage the mind, occupy the mind, strike the mind, arrest the mind, fix the mind, engross the mind, absorb the mind, rivet the mind, catch the thoughts, awaken the thoughts, wake the thoughts, invite the thoughts, solicit the thoughts, attract the thoughts, claim the thoughts excite the thoughts, engage the thoughts, occupy the thoughts, strike the thoughts, arrest the thoughts, fix the thoughts, engross the thoughts, absorb the thoughts, rivet the thoughts; be present to the mind, be uppermost in the mind.    bring under one's notice; point out, point to, point at, point the finger at; lay the finger on, indigitate^†, indicate; direct attention to, call attention to; show; put a mark upon etc. (sign) 550; call soldiers to 'attention';" bring forward etc. (make manifest) 525.    ... show more

Roget 472: be probable etc. adj.; give color to, lend color to; point to; imply etc. (evidence) 467; bid fair etc. (promise) 511; stand fair for; stand a good chance, run a good chance.    think likely, dare say, flatter oneself; expect etc. 507; count upon etc. (believe) 484.    ... show more

Roget 511: predict, prognosticate, prophesy, vaticinate, divine, foretell, soothsay, augurate^†, tell fortunes; cast a horoscope, cast a nativity; advise; forewarn etc. 668.    presage, augur, bode; abode, forebode; foretoken, betoken; prefigure, preshow^†; portend; foreshow^†, foreshadow; shadow forth, typify, pretypify^†, ominate^†, signify, point to.    usher in, herald, premise, announce; lower.    hold out expectation, raise expectation, excite expectation, excite hope; bid fair, promise, lead one to expect; be the precursor etc. 64.    [predict by mathematical or statistical means from past experience] extrapolate, project.    ... show more

Roget 516: mean, signify, express; import, purport; convey, imply, breathe, indicate, bespeak, bear a sense; tell of, speak of; touch on; point to, allude to; drive at; involve etc. (latency) 526; declare etc. (affirm) 535.    understand by etc. (interpret) 522.    ... show more

Moby thesaurus: account for, accredit with, accrete to, acknowledge, address to, advert to, aim, aim at, allude to, apply to, approve, argue, ascribe to, assign to, attach to, attest, attribute to, augur, be taken as, bend, bend to, bespeak, betoken, bias, blame, blame for, blame on, breathe, bring home to, bring to attention, bring to notice, call attention to, charge on, charge to, cite, conduce, confess, connect with, connote, contribute, credit with, demonstrate, denominate, denote, designate, determine, direct, direct attention to, direct to, directionize, display, dispose, divine, emblematize, evidence, evince, exhibit, express, fasten upon, father upon, figure, finger, fix, fix on, fix upon, focus on, foretoken, furnish evidence, give indication of, go, go to show, hang on, have a tendency, head, hint, hold on, illustrate, imply, impute to, incline, indicate, involve, lay to, lead, lean, level at, look to, manifest, mark, mean, mention, name, pick out, pin on, pinpoint, place upon, point, point at, point out, prefigure, preindicate, present, presign, presignal, presignify, pretypify, redound to, refer to, saddle on, saddle with, select, serve, set, set down to, set forth, set toward, settle upon, show, show a tendency, show signs of, sight on, signalize, signify, speak for itself, speak volumes, specify, spell, stand for, stigmatize, suggest, symbol, symbolize, symptomatize, tell, tend, tend to show, token, touch on, train, train upon, trend, turn, turn upon, typify, verge, warp, work toward ... show more.

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