POINT THE WAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does point the way mean? 

• POINT THE WAY (verb)
  The verb POINT THE WAY has 1 sense:

1. indicate the right path or direction

  Familiarity information: POINT THE WAY used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POINT THE WAY (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Indicate the right path or direction

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

The sign pointed the way to London

Hypernyms (to "point the way" is one way to...):

direct (give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP