have a point

verb

To express a correct or valid idea.

“You have a point. We should limit our budget to only include what is necessary.”

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbhave a point (third-person singular simple present has a point, present participle having a point, simple past and past participle had a point)

present singular third person has a point · participle present having a point · participle past had a point · past had a point · alternative have got a point

  1. To express a correct or valid idea.

    You have a point. We should limit our budget to only include what is necessary.

    1 more example

    Indeed, when I interviewed Ken Skates, the Welsh Cabinet Member for Transport and North Wales, for my Calling All Stations podcast, he suggested (rightly) that the electrification of 170km (106 miles) of Valleys line ^([sic]) "was no mean feat in less than ten years". Given the stalled electrification of England's railways, notably the Midland Main Line, he has a point.

    2026 March 18, Christian Wolmar, “Wales sets example with long-term rail strategy”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 42

Translations

French marquer un point
  • marquer un pointto express a correct or valid idea
German einen Punkt haben
  • einen Punkt habento express a correct or valid idea
Cite this entry
APA

have a point. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20a%20point

MLA

“have a point.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20a%20point. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “have a point,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20a%20point.

Source: have a point on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.