After the fashion of somebody

After a fashion

Fashion in

Fashion for

the fashion for so-called 'discovery methods' of learning

The emerging science of photography was already changing fashions in art.

2. [countable, uncountable] a style of clothes, hair etc that is popular at a particular time

They sold the latest fashions from Europe (=the most recent fashions).

3. [uncountable] the business or study of making and selling clothes, shoes etc in new and changing styles

a leading men's fashion magazine

the fall fashion shows in New York, Milan, and Paris

4. in a... fashion

in a particular way

Please leave the building in an orderly fashion.

not very much, not very well, or not very effectively

'Can you speak Russian?' 'After a fashion.'

in a style that is typical of a particular person

Her early work is very much after the fashion of Picasso and Braque.

7. like it's going out of fashion

informal use this to emphasize that someone does something a lot or uses a lot of something

Danny's been spending money like it's going out of fashion.

ￚsee also parrot fashion

To point verb

1. SHOW SOMETHING WITH YOUR FINGER◀

[intransitive and transitive] to show something to someone by holding up one of your fingers or a thin object towards it

'Look!' she said and pointed.

point at

I could see him pointing at me and telling the other guests what I had said.

point to/towards

She was pointing to a small boat that was approaching the shore.

point with

The driver pointed with his whip.

She pointed in the direction of the car park. He stood up and pointed his finger at me.

2. AIM SOMETHING

[transitive always + adverb/preposition] to hold something so that it is aimed towards a person or thing

point something at somebody/something

He stood up and pointed his gun at the prisoner. She produced a camera and pointed it at me.

3. FACE IN ONE DIRECTION

[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to face or be aimed in a particular direction

The arrow always points north.

There were flashlights all around us, pointing in all directions.

point at

There were TV cameras pointing at us.

point to/towards

The hands of the clock pointed to a quarter past one.

We found footprints pointing towards the back door.

4. SHOW SOMEBODY WHERE TO GO

[transitive always + adverb/preposition] to show someone which direction they should go in

She pointed me towards an armchair.

Could you point me in the direction of the bathroom, please?

5. SUGGEST WHAT SOMEBODY SHOULD DO

[transitive always + adverb/preposition] to suggest what someone should do

My teachers were all pointing me towards university.

A financial adviser should be able to point you in the right direction.

6. SUGGEST THAT SOMETHING IS TRUE

[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to suggest that something is true

Everything seemed to point in one direction.

point to/towards

All the evidence pointed towards Blake as the murderer.

Everything points to her having died from a drugs overdose.

7. WALLS/BUILDINGS

[transitive] British English to put new cement between the bricks of a wall

8. point your toes

to stretch the ends of your feet downwards

9. point the/a finger at somebody

to blame someone or say that they have done something wrong

I knew that they would point the finger at me.

I don't want to point a finger of blame at anyone.

10. point the way

a) to show the direction that something is in

point the way to/towards

An old-fashioned signpost pointed the way to the restaurant.

b) to show how something could change or develop successfully

point the way forward/forwards

This report points the way forward for the water industry.

point the way to/towards

a government paper which points the way towards reform

point something ↔ out phrasal verb

1. to tell someone something that they did not already know or had not thought about

He was always very keen to point out my mistakes.

The murder was obviously well planned, as the inspector had pointed out.

point out that

Some economists have pointed out that low inflation is not necessarily a good thing.

point something out to somebody

Thank you for pointing this out to me.

2. to show something to someone by pointing at it

Luke pointed out two large birds by the water's edge.

point somebody/something out to somebody

I'll point him out to you if we see him.

point to something phrasal verb

to mention something because you think it is important

Many politicians have pointed to the need for a written constitution.

point something ↔ up phrasal verb

to make something seem more important or more noticeable

These cases point up the complete incompetence of some government departments.

Appreciate verb

1. [transitive not in progressive]to understand how serious or important a situation or problem is or what someone's feelings are

ￚ synonym realize

appreciate the significance/importance/value of something

He did not fully appreciate the significance of signing the contract.

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