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pov

pov

57 8.4
A short way to say a person's opinion, often used online
  • noun
  • /piːoʊvi/
  • Slang
translation icon : POV (coloquial)
  • From her POV, the situation seemed much more complicated than it appeared.
  • a POV character
  • a POV scene
  • one POV

Why was it important to include the POV of the settlers as well?

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Examples

  • Yeah, yeah, that's definitely a POV shot.

  • Use dialogue to show the POV character pushing to reach the goal and running into opposition.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Give him something so he can offer his POV on the actual problem.

  • And you know what's your POV on people having more kids?

  • Why was it important to include the POV of the settlers as well?

  • M then went on to describe what had happened from her POV without any of my input.

  • Why not describe the interior of the apartment from her POV once she has entered it, and not before?

    Academic text (2011)
  • But in their POV, they're like, what did my mom and dad know?

  • So, that's a real POV of the truck on a real road.

  • Nocturne is a dual POV fantasy.

Synonyms

view
vspov
1.5

A personal opinion or belief about something

is an informal short tag people use online to show that opinion
perspective
vspov
997 4.1

A way of thinking shaped by your beliefs or experiences

is the casual abbreviated marker people use online to show that view
514 3.7

A way someone thinks about something, for example legally or personally

is an informal abbreviated way people state their opinion online
standpoint
vspov
234 3.6

A way of looking at something from a particular point of view

is the internet abbreviation used casually to share that attitude
viewpoint
vspov
129 4.1

A person's way of thinking about something

is used informally as a short online label for that stance
107 4.2

A way of thinking about a subject or issue

is the informal shorthand used online to state that specific stance

Surface Forms

pov singular
povs plural

Etymology

Pov is a short form of point of view, which means someone's 'perspective' or way of seeing things; online it is a quick label for a person's opinion, so think of point + view to remember it.