phrasal verb · neutral
make a point (of)
/meɪk ə pɔɪnt əv/POINT
speakingtask2
to deliberately do something or to emphasize that you always do it
Examples
“She makes a point of learning a few words in the local language when she travels.”
“He always makes a point of thanking his team after a meeting.”
“They made a point of visiting the museum during their trip.”
Band 8 sentence
“She made a point of checking the latest research before drafting her report.”
Collocations
- make a point of doing something
- make a point to do something
Word family
point nounmake a point of doing verb phrase
Common mistakes
make point of→make a point of
make point to do→make a point of doing
Say it for a higher band
5try to→6always do→7+make a point (of)
Synonyms
make a habit of
Easily confused
make a habit of
“He made a habit of going for a run every morning.”
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