view
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English vewe, from Anglo-Norman vewe, from Old French veue (French vue), feminine past participle of veoir (French voir).
Pronunciation- IPA: /vjuː/, /vɪu̯/
view (plural views)
- (physical) Visual perception.
- The act of seeing or looking at something.
- He changed seats to get a complete view of the stage.
- 1671, John Milton, “The Fourth Book”, in Paradise Regain'd. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC ↗:
- Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view.
- 1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC ↗:, Book II, Chapter XXI
- Objects near our view are apt to be thought greater than those of a larger size are more remote.
- The range of vision.
- Synonyms: sight, eyeshot
- If there are any rabbits in this park, they keep carefully out of our view.
- 1697, Virgil, translated by John Dryden, The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC ↗:
- The walls of Pluto's palace are in view.
- Something to look at, such as scenery.
- Synonyms: vista
- My flat has a view of a junkyard.
- the view from a window
- 1799, Thomas Campbell, The Pleasures of Hope:
- 'Tis distance lends enchantment to the view.
- 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC ↗, page 20:
- "Well, there don't seem to be any what you might call views about here," he agreed. […] "I've been through the Willawee Ranges forty miles west of here, and I can guarantee the views there."
- (Internet) An individual viewing of a web page or a video etc. by a user.
- Synonyms: pageview, play
- (obsolete) Appearance; show; aspect.
- c. 1648, Edmund Waller, The Night-Piece:
- [Graces] which, by the splendor of her view / Dazzled, before we never knew.
- The act of seeing or looking at something.
- A picture, drawn or painted; a sketch.
- a fine view of Lake George
- An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief.
- A mental image.
- I need more information to get a better view of the situation.
- c. 1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC ↗, [Act V, scene v]:
- I have with exact view perused thee, Hector.
A way of understanding something, an opinion, a theory. - Your view on evolution is based on religious doctrines, not on scientific findings.
- A point of view.
- From my view that is a stupid proposition.
- An intention or prospect.
- He smuggled a knife into prison with a view to using it as a weapon.
- a. 1705, John Locke, “Of the Conduct of the Understanding”, in Posthumous Works of Mr. John Locke: […], London: […] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, […], published 1706, →OCLC ↗:
- No man ever sets himself about anything but upon some view or other which serves him for a reason for what he does
- 1903, Henry Kelsall Aspinall, Birkenhead and Its Surroundings, page 116:
- With this view, they made a Guy Faux, or dummy figure of a boy, dressed in coat and cap; such as might in a poor light be mistaken for a living figure.
- A mental image.
- (computing, databases) A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.
- (computing, programming) The part of a computer program which is visible to the user and can be interacted with
- A wake.
- (antonym(s) of “part of computer program”): model, controller
- French: vue
- German: Anblick, Sicht, Ansicht
- Italian: veduta, vista
- Portuguese: vista
- Russian: вид
- Spanish: vista
- French: vue, (Canada) visionnement
- German: Aufruf
- Italian: visualizzazione
- Portuguese: visualização, reprodução
- Spanish: reproducción, visualización, visitas
- Russian: вид
- French: point de vue, opinion
- Italian: punto di vista
- Portuguese: ponto de vista
- Russian: то́чка зре́ния
- Russian: наме́рение
- French: vue
- German: Sicht, View
- Italian: vista
- Portuguese: view, visão
- Russian: представле́ние
view (views, present participle viewing; simple past and past participle viewed)
- (transitive) To look at.
- The video was viewed by millions of people.
- (transitive) To regard in a stated way.
- I view it as a serious breach of trust.
- See also Thesaurus:deem
- French: regarder, considérer
- German: sehen, anschauen
- Italian: guardare
- Portuguese: ver
- Russian: ви́деть
- Spanish: ver
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