take the point

English

take the point (third-person singular simple present takes the point, present participle taking the point, simple past took the point, past participle taken the point)

(idiomatic) To agree with what a person says, to be persuaded by their arguments.
- 1914, P. G. Wodehouse, “Deep Waters”, in The Man Upstairs and Other Stories:
  "Then," said Mr Mifflin, cordially, "say no more. I take your point. My objections are removed."
- 2002, Richard D. Leppert, “Commentary: Music and Mass Culture,”, in Essays on Music, →ISBN, page 345:
  Wading through the apparent sarcasm, we can take his point that the "badness" common to popular music as a whole is not excused by the small amount of it that is notably good.
(idiomatic) To grasp the essential meaning of what a person is saying, to understand a person's argument and point of view.
- 1900, Henry James, Mrs. Medwin:
  I take your point well enough, but mayn't you be after all quite wrong?
- 1909, H. G. Wells, chapter 5, in Tono-Bungay:
  "I played 'em off one against the other," said my uncle. I took his point in an instant. He had gone to each of them in turn and said the others had come in.

to agree with someone

to understand someone's argument