View Definition
vyo͝o
viewed, viewing, views
noun
views
A seeing or looking, as in inspection or examination.
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Sight or vision; esp., range of vision.
Not a person in view.
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Mental examination or survey; critical contemplation.
To take a correct view of a situation.
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That which is seen; esp., a scene or prospect, as of a landscape.
A room with a view.
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A way of showing or seeing something, as from a particular position or angle.
A side view of the house.
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verb
viewed, viewing, views
To inspect; scrutinize.
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To watch (a program, for example) on television.
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To look at or see; behold.
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To survey mentally; consider.
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To regard in a particular way.
To view a situation with fear.
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idiom
in view of
- Taking into account; in consideration of.
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on view
- Placed so as to be seen; exhibited.
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in view
- in sight
- under consideration
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in view of
- in consideration of; because of
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on view
- displayed or exhibited publicly
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to View
Origin of View
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Middle English vewe from Anglo-Norman from feminine past participle of veoir to see from Latin vidēre weid- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Anglo-Norman vewe, from Old French veue (French: vue), feminine past participle of veoir (“to see") (French: voir).
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