perspective
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4.1
- noun
- /pərˈspɛktɪv/
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perspectiva
- The current special topic addresses an ecological perspective by studying the contexts in which students learn.
- a different perspective
- to gain perspective
- multiple perspectives
So self-defense takes on a new perspective in this work, right?
- So self-defense takes on a new perspective in this work, right?
- Or how is that meant to, from your perspective, inform our lives?
- And just again, like, gain some perspective and that's that.
- And so I'd like to hear your perspective of that day actually.
- So it's like the cosmic perspective for science itself.
- Wow, really big perspective shift and wake up call.
- So I take on the energy and perspective of good news.
- Consider the planning process from the perspective of three broad areas.
- So following up on that narrative perspective question, Jemison says.
- We are bounded from a time perspective so far.
- It simply means that your perspective is important to him.
- And that has been really perspective shifting for me.
Examples
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And so I'd like to hear your perspective of that day actually.
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Shifting your perspective can help you understand different viewpoints.
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We can only read the past from the perspective of our present.
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Number two, shift your perspective and you shift your life.
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Important to get a different perspective on your environment.
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Consider the planning process from the perspective of three broad areas.
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I believe that social networks allow everyone to have their own perspective on things.
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Online exhibitions offer students an opportunity to develop their perspective about an event and share it.
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Attention was also given to the different perspectives of academic and public libraries.
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We're really now broadening our perspective to more global.
Synonyms
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1.5
A personal opinion or belief about something
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3.5
A view or opinion someone has about an issue
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3.7
A way someone thinks about something, for example legally or personally
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4.2
A way of understanding or judging something
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4.8
A person's opinion or position on a subject
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4.8
A particular way of looking at or presenting a situation
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3.6
A way of looking at something from a particular point of view
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4.4
A person's main ideas and beliefs about the world and life
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4.1
A person's way of thinking about something
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5.7
A particular way of looking at or thinking about something
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3.7
A new way of looking at something
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5.1
A way of looking at something that favors one side
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4.0
A new way of looking at something that helps you see it differently
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3.5
A view from high above that shows the whole area
A way of looking at things based on past experiences
Idioms
To understand how someone thinks and feels about a situation
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.7
A way of drawing that makes distant objects look smaller to show distance
- Specialized
A way of looking at patterns that uses the shape of a cisoid curve
- Jargon
A way of looking at church matters based on how the church is run
- Formal
A viewpoint that supports the power and ways of bishops and church leaders
- Offensive
Belief that only people who feel their body does not match their gender are really transgender
How Broad
Surface Forms
Etymology
Perspective comes from the Latin parts per- 'through' and specere 'to look', the same root you find in inspect and respect. So a perspective is like a 'way of looking through' something, which explains why it means a particular way of thinking or seeing an idea.