view (vjuː
)
Definitions
noun
- the act of seeing or observing; an inspection
- vision or sight, esp range of vision ⇒
the church is out of view
- a scene, esp of a fine tract of countryside ⇒
the view from the top was superb
- a pictorial representation of a scene, such as a photograph
- (sometimes plural) opinion; thought ⇒
my own view on the matter differs from yours
- chance or expectation ⇒
the policy has little view of success
- (foll by to) a desired end or intention ⇒
he has a view to securing further qualifications
- a general survey of a topic, subject, etc ⇒
a comprehensive view of Shakespearean literature
- visual aspect or appearance ⇒
they look the same in outward view
- law
- a formal inspection by a jury of the place where an alleged crime was committed
- a formal inspection of property in dispute
- a sight of a hunted animal before or during the chase
- See in view of
- See on view
- See take a dim view of
- See with a view to
verb
- (tr) to look at
- (tr) to consider in a specified manner ⇒
they view the growth of Communism with horror
- (tr) to examine or inspect carefully ⇒
to view the accounts
- (tr) to survey mentally; contemplate ⇒
to view the difficulties
- to watch (television)
- (tr) to sight (a hunted animal) before or during the chase
Alternative Forms
ˈviewable adjectiveWord Origin
C15: from Old French veue, from veoir to see, from Latin vidēreSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
opinion,
thought,
idea,
belief,
thinking,
feeling,
attitude,
reckoning,
impression,
notion,
conviction,
judgment,
point of view,
sentiment,
viewpoint,
persuasion,
way of thinking
standpoint,
=
scene,
picture,
sight,
prospect,
aspect,
perspective,
landscape,
outlook,
spectacle,
panorama,
vista,
Translations
- British English:
view
Your views on something are the opinions or beliefs that you have about it.We have similar views on the matter.vjuː NOUN We have similar views on the matter.
- Spanish:
vista
nf
- French:
vue
nf
- German:
Meinung
nf
- Chinese: 景色 n
- Arabic: مَنْظَر n
- Portuguese: vista nf
- Russian: вид nm
- Croatian: pogled nm
- Czech: názor nm
- Danish: syn nnt
- Dutch: uitzicht nnt
- Finnish: mielipide n
- Greek: θέα nf
- Italian: vista nf
- Japanese: 見解 n
- Korean: 견해 n
- Norwegian: synspunkt nnt
- Polish: widok nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: opinião nf
- European Spanish:
vista
nf
- Swedish: utsikt nutr
- Thai: ความคิดเห็น n
- Turkish: görüş n
- Vietnamese: tầm nhìn n
Usage examples
A change that would have to be accepted, housed, hidden from view.
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Glasgow Herald (2001)Three of the sailors were exhumed, a task not without its difficulties in view of the fact that the ground was frozen solid with permafrost.
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