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on view

on view
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on, awn vyoo]
    • /ɒn, ɔn vyu/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on, awn vyoo]
    • /ɒn, ɔn vyu/

Definitions of on view words

  • noun on view an instance of seeing or beholding; visual inspection. 1
  • noun on view sight; vision. 1
  • noun on view range of sight or vision: Several running deer came into the view of the hunters. 1
  • noun on view a sight or prospect of a landscape, the sea, etc.: His apartment affords a view of the park. 1
  • noun on view a picture or photograph of something: The postcard bears a view of Vesuvius. 1
  • noun on view a particular manner of looking at something: From a practical view, the situation presents several problems. 1

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Origin of on view

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English v(i)ewe (noun) < Anglo-French; Middle French veue sight < Vulgar Latin *vidūta, noun use of feminine of *vidūtus, for Latin vīsus, past participle of vidēre to see

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Parts of speech for On view

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

on view popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

on view usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for on view

adj on view

  • for show — in order to impress, for display only

adjective on view

  • bared — without covering or clothing; naked; nude: bare legs.
  • debunked — Simple past tense and past participle of debunk.
  • delineated — to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline; represent pictorially: He delineated the state of Texas on the map with a red pencil.
  • demonstrated — Simple past tense and past participle of demonstrate.
  • denuded — to make naked or bare; strip: The storm completely denuded the trees.

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