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Meaning of 'view' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . View [ n.]
- The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection.
- Mental survey; intellectual perception or examination; as, a just view of the arguments or facts in a case.
- Power of seeing, either physically or mentally; reach or range of sight; extent of prospect.
- That which is seen or beheld; sight presented to the natural or intellectual eye; scene; prospect; as, the view from a window.
- The pictorial representation of a scene; a sketch, /ither drawn or painted; as, a fine view of Lake George.
- Mode of looking at anything; manner of apprehension; conception; opinion; judgment; as, to state one's views of the policy which ought to be pursued.
- That which is looked towards, or kept in sight, as object, aim, intention, purpose, design; as, he did it with a view of escaping.
- Appearance; show; aspect.
2 . View [ v. t.]
- To see; to behold; especially, to look at with attention, or for the purpose of examining; to examine with the eye; to inspect; to explore.
- To survey or examine mentally; to consider; as, to view the subject in all its aspects.

Meaning of 'view' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . view [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
Example in sentence:
  • consider what follows from the positivist view
Meaning (2):
- graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
Example in sentence:
  • figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment;
  • he painted scenes from everyday life
Meaning (3):
- purpose; the phrase `with a view to' means `with the intention of' or `for the purpose of'
Example in sentence:
  • he took the computer with a view to pawning it
Meaning (4):
- the act of looking or seeing or observing
Example in sentence:
  • he tried to get a better view of it;
  • his survey of the battlefield was limited
Meaning (5):
- 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 in sentence:
  • his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page
Meaning (6):
- a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
Example in sentence:
  • I am not of your persuasion;
  • my opinion differs from yours;
  • what are your thoughts on Haiti?
Meaning (7):
- the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
Example in sentence:
  • It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge
Meaning (8):
- the visual percept of a region
Example in sentence:
  • the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views
Meaning (9):
- outward appearance
Example in sentence:
  • they look the same in outward view
Meaning (10):
- the range of the eye
Example in sentence:
  • they were soon out of view
11 . view [ v]
Meaning (11):
- see or watch
Example in sentence:
  • Catch a show on Broadway;
  • see a movie;
  • This program will be seen all over the world;
  • view a show on television;
  • view an exhibition
Meaning (12):
- deem to be
Example in sentence:
  • I consider her to be shallow;
  • I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do;
  • She views this quite differently from me
Meaning (13):
- look at carefully; study mentally
Example in sentence:
  • view a problem

Nearby Words:

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