Dictionary entry details
• VIEW (noun)
Meaning:
A way of regarding situations or topics etc.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
perspective; view; position
Context example:
consider what follows from the positivist view
Hypernyms ("view" is a kind of...):
orientation (an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "view"):
straddle (a noncommittal or equivocal position)
Weltanschauung; world view (a comprehensive view of the world and human life)
sight (a range of mental vision)
light (a particular perspective or aspect of a situation)
paradigm (the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time)
cutting edge; forefront; vanguard (the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field)
futurism (the position that the meaning of life should be sought in the future)
bird's eye view; panoramic view (a situation or topic as if viewed from an altitude or distance)
Meaning:
The visual percept of a region
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
vista; panorama; view; scene; aspect; prospect
Context example:
the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views
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"):
tableau (any dramatic scene)
side view (a view from the side of something)
middle distance (the part of a scene between the foreground and the background)
glimpse (a brief or incomplete view)
foreground (the part of a scene that is near the viewer)
exposure (aspect re light or wind)
coast (the area within view)
background; ground (the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground)
Meaning:
The act of looking or seeing or observing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
survey; view; sight
Context examples:
he tried to get a better view of it / his survey of the battlefield was limited
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)
Meaning:
The range of the eye
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
eyeshot; view
Context example:
they were soon out of view
Hypernyms ("view" is a kind of...):
range; reach (the limits within which something can be effective)
Meaning:
A personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
opinion; persuasion; sentiment; thought; view
Context examples:
my opinion differs from yours / what are your thoughts on Haiti?
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)
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
opinion; view
Context example:
his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page
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)
Meaning:
Purpose; the phrase 'with a view to' means 'with the intention of' or 'for the purpose of'
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Context example:
he took the computer with a view to pawning it
Hypernyms ("view" is a kind of...):
aim; design; intent; intention; purpose (an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions)
Meaning:
Graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
scene; view
Context examples:
he painted scenes from everyday life / figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment
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)
Meaning:
The range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
purview; horizon; view
Context example:
It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge
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:)
Meaning:
Outward appearance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context example:
they look the same in outward view
Hypernyms ("view" is a kind of...):
appearance; visual aspect (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)
• VIEW (verb)
Meaning:
Deem to be
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
consider; regard; view; reckon; see
Context examples:
She views this quite differently from me / I consider her to be shallow / I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do
Hypernyms (to "view" is one way to...):
believe; conceive; consider; think (judge or regard; look upon; judge)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "view"):
abstract (consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically)
reify (consider an abstract concept to be real)
idealise; idealize (consider or render as ideal)
deem; hold; take for; view as (keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view)
esteem; prise; prize; respect; value (regard highly; think much of)
disesteem; disrespect (have little or no respect for; hold in contempt)
make (consider as being)
capitalise; capitalize (consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses)
appreciate; prize; treasure; value (hold dear)
favor; favour (consider as the favorite)
identify (consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else)
expect (consider reasonable or due)
receive (regard favorably or with disapproval)
reconsider (consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing)
reconsider (consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, in legislation)
include (consider as part of something)
consider (regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem)
call (consider or regard as being)
like (feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard)
relativise; relativize (consider or treat as relative)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Look at carefully; study mentally
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
look at; view; consider
Context example:
view a problem
Hypernyms (to "view" is one way to...):
analyse; analyze; canvas; 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
Meaning:
See or watch
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
view; watch; take in; see; catch
Context examples:
view a show on television / This program will be seen all over the world / view an exhibition / Catch a show on Broadway / see a movie
Hypernyms (to "view" is one way to...):
watch (look attentively)
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
