Meanings
adverbup to a point (not comparable)
- not comparableTo a certain extent, to an extent.
H: Are you McCoy? Are you in charge here? / J: Up to a point.
1995 November 8, Ed Zuckerman, Morgan Gendel, “Hot Pursuit” (18:48 from the start), in Law & Order, season 6, episode 5, spoken by Mr. Harlan and Executive ADA Jack McCoy (Lee Shepherd and Sam Waterston)
Translations
Danish til en vis grad
- til en vis gradto a certain extent
Finnish tiettyyn pisteeseen
- tiettyyn pisteeseento a certain extent
French dans une certaine mesure
- dans une certaine mesureto a certain extent
Italian fino a un certo punto, fino ad un certo punto
- fino a un certo puntoto a certain extent
- fino ad un certo puntoto a certain extent
Norwegian Bokmål til en viss grad
- til en viss gradto a certain extent
Polish w pewnym stopniu, po części
- w pewnym stopniuto a certain extent
- po częścito a certain extent
- w częścito a certain extent
Portuguese guardadas as devidas proporções
- guardadas as devidas proporçõesto a certain extent
Spanish hasta cierto punto
- hasta cierto puntoto a certain extent
Cite this entry
APA
up to a point. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20to%20a%20point
MLA
“up to a point.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20to%20a%20point. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “up to a point,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20to%20a%20point.
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