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to aspect

to aspect

1 9.9
To look at something carefully to notice details
  • verb
  • /ˈæsˌpɛkt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : examinar

Examples

  • On the other hand, if you're out and about, you can have a great time, and with the Sun aspecting Uranus, you can be the life and soul of the party.

    Blog text (2)
  • Agreed—enjoyed the how-to aspect as much or more than the Mashable data.

    Blog text (22)
  • For example, when library developers write a typical hillshade function, they merge by hand the slope and aspect equations into the same loop, manually achieving the benefits of fusion.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Obama and Romney share a number of chart degrees activated by this Mercury, which thus is strongly aspecting both men's natal charts.

    Blog text (30)
  • In his briefing, the supervisor will aspect the project's progress carefully to ensure everything is on track.

  • The researchers will aspect the findings thoroughly before publishing their conclusions.

  • As a historian, she aims to aspect ancient texts with a critical and formal approach.

Synonyms

to view
vsto aspect
443 1.8

To think about someone or something in a particular way

focuses on formal careful looking rather than personal opinion
to regard
vsto aspect
241 3.2

To look at someone or something carefully

is used formally or archaically to mean careful examination

Compounds

aspect ratio
  • Specialized
7 4.1

The width of an image or screen compared with its height

The way something looks to the eye

biopsych aspect
  • Specialized
9.3

A part that looks at how the body and mind affect each other

durative aspect
  • Specialized
9.9

A way in grammar to show an action or state keeps happening

liveware aspect
  • Specialized
9.9

The people part of a tech system, how they use and interact with it

imperfective aspect
  • Specialized
9.9

A verb form that shows an action is continuing, repeated, or not finished

inchoative aspect
  • Specialized
9.9

A verb form that shows an action or state is starting

iterative aspect
  • Specialized
9.8

A verb form that shows an action happens more than once

progressive aspect
  • Specialized
7.0

A verb form that shows an action or state is happening now

perfective aspect
  • Specialized
9.2

A way to show that a verb describes a finished action

How Long

to stare
1.0
to gaze
170 2.6
to aspect
  • Archaic
1 9.9
look
1.0
to glance
299 1.5

Surface Forms

aspect infinitive
aspected past
aspected past participle
aspecting present participle
aspects third person singular

Etymology

The word aspect as a verb goes back to Latin aspicere 'to look at', so to 'aspect' something meant simply to look at or regard it, which is why the old verb aspected meant 'looked at'.