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VIEW
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of looking or seeing or observing
Example:
his survey of the battlefield was limited
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("view" is a kind of...):
look; looking; looking at (the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "view"):
eyeful (a full view; a good look)
Derivation:
view (see or watch)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
Example:
figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment
Synonyms:
scene; view
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("view" is a kind of...):
graphic art (the arts of drawing or painting or printmaking)
Meronyms (parts of "view"):
content; depicted object; subject (something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Outward appearance
Example:
they look the same in outward view
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("view" is a kind of...):
appearance; visual aspect (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
Example:
It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("view" is a kind of...):
ambit; compass; orbit; range; reach; scope (an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:)
Sense 5
Meaning:
The visual percept of a region
Example:
the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views
Synonyms:
aspect; panorama; prospect; scene; view; vista
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("view" is a kind of...):
visual image; visual percept (a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "view"):
background; ground (the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground)
coast (the area within view)
exposure (aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces)
foreground (the part of a scene that is near the viewer)
glimpse (a brief or incomplete view)
middle distance (the part of a scene between the foreground and the background)
side view (a view from the side of something)
tableau (any dramatic scene)
Derivation:
view (see or watch)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
Example:
what are your thoughts on Haiti?
Synonyms:
opinion; persuasion; sentiment; thought; view
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("view" is a kind of...):
belief (any cognitive content held as true)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "view"):
political sympathies; politics (the opinion you hold with respect to political questions)
pole (one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions)
parti pris; preconceived idea; preconceived notion; preconceived opinion; preconception; prepossession (an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence)
eyes (opinion or judgment)
judgement; judgment; mind (an opinion formed by judging something)
idea (a personal view)
Derivation:
view (deem to be)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Purpose; the phrase 'with a view to' means 'with the intention of' or 'for the purpose of'
Example:
he took the computer with a view to pawning it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("view" is a kind of...):
aim; design; intent; intention; purpose (an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions)
Sense 8
Meaning:
A way of regarding situations or topics etc.
Example:
consider what follows from the positivist view
Synonyms:
perspective; position; view
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("view" is a kind of...):
orientation (an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "view"):
bird's eye view; panoramic view (a situation or topic as if viewed from an altitude or distance)
futurism (the position that the meaning of life should be sought in the future)
cutting edge; forefront; vanguard (the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field)
paradigm (the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time)
light (a particular perspective or aspect of a situation)
sight (a range of mental vision)
Weltanschauung; world view (a comprehensive view of the world and human life)
straddle (a noncommittal or equivocal position)
Derivation:
view (deem to be)
view (look at carefully; study mentally)
Sense 9
Meaning:
A message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
Example:
his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page
Synonyms:
opinion; view
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("view" is a kind of...):
content; message; subject matter; substance (what a communication that is about something is about)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "view"):
position; side (an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute)
conjecture; guess; hypothesis; speculation; supposition; surmisal; surmise (a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence)
adverse opinion (an opinion concerning financial statements (usually based on an audit by a CPA) that the statements as a whole do not present results fairly or are not in conformity with the generally accepted accounting practices of the United States)
Derivation:
view (deem to be)
Sense 10
Meaning:
The range of the eye
Example:
they were soon out of view
Synonyms:
eyeshot; view
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("view" is a kind of...):
range; reach (the limits within which something can be effective)
Derivation:
view (see or watch)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they view ... he / she / it views
Past simple: viewed
Past participle: viewed
-ing form: viewing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deem to be
Example:
I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do
Synonyms:
consider; reckon; regard; see; view
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "view" is one way to...):
believe; conceive; consider; think (judge or regard; look upon; judge)
Verb group:
construe; interpret; see (make sense of; assign a meaning to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "view"):
appreciate; prize; treasure; value (hold dear)
capitalise; capitalize (consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses)
make (consider as being)
disesteem; disrespect (have little or no respect for; hold in contempt)
esteem; prise; prize; respect; value (regard highly; think much of)
deem; hold; take for; view as (keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view)
idealise; idealize (consider or render as ideal)
reify (consider an abstract concept to be real)
abstract (consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically)
favor; favour (consider as the favorite)
identify (consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else)
relativise; relativize (consider or treat as relative)
like (feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard)
call (consider or regard as being)
consider (regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem)
include (consider as part of something)
reconsider (consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it)
reconsider (consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing)
receive (regard favorably or with disapproval)
expect (consider reasonable or due)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Derivation:
view (a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof)
view (a way of regarding situations or topics etc.)
view (a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Look at carefully; study mentally
Example:
view a problem
Synonyms:
consider; look at; view
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "view" is one way to...):
analyse; analyze; canvass; examine; study (consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "view"):
contemplate (look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought)
groak (look or stare at longingly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
view (a way of regarding situations or topics etc.)
viewer (an optical device for viewing photographic transparencies)
Sense 3
Meaning:
See or watch
Example:
see a movie
Synonyms:
catch; see; take in; view; watch
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "view" is one way to...):
watch (look attentively)
Verb group:
see (perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "view"):
visualise; visualize (view the outline of by means of an X-ray)
spectate (be a spectator in a sports event)
preview (watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue view the movie
Derivation:
view (the act of looking or seeing or observing)
view (the visual percept of a region)
view (the range of the eye)
viewable (capable of being viewed)
viewer (a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind))
Context examples:
So far from having long understood you, I have been in a most complete error with respect to your views, till this moment.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
The inferior surface of the brain as viewed from below.
(Base of the Brain, NCI Thesaurus)
But my own views are different.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Up this I climbed, and, lying on the top, I had an excellent view in every direction.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
In view of your health, nothing.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
"If something very pleasant should happen now, we should think it a delightful month," said Beth, who took a hopeful view of everything, even November.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
We sat down on a bench within good view, and began to smoke cigars so as to attract as little attention as possible.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
“I do not blame our old friend,” Jekyll wrote, but I share his view that we must never meet.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
How I looked forward to catch the first view of the well-known woods!
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Well, if Holmes takes the same view, that would account for his action, would it not?
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
