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view

view
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vyoo]
    • /vyu/
    • /vjuː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vyoo]
    • /vyu/

Definitions of view word

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

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Origin of 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

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for View

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

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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".

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Synonyms for view

verb view

  • accounted — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
  • be-held — simple past tense and past participle of behold.
  • behold — If you behold someone or something, you see them.
  • bring to mind — recall
  • burn up — If something burns up or if fire burns it up, it is completely destroyed by fire or strong heat.

noun view

  • advice — If you give someone advice, you tell them what you think they should do in a particular situation.
  • afterimage — a sustained or renewed sensation, esp visual, after the original stimulus has ceased
  • apercu — outline
  • apercus — a hasty glance; a glimpse.
  • apperception — the attainment of full awareness of a sensation or idea

Antonyms for view

noun view

  • concrete — Concrete is a substance used for building which is made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones, and water.

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