Antonyms for view


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : vyoo
Phonetic Transcription : vyu


Definition of view

Origin :
  • early 14c., "formal inspection or survey" (of land); mid-14c., "visual perception," from Anglo-French vewe "view," from Old French veue, noun use of fem. past participle of veoir "to see," from Latin videre "to see" (see vision). Sense of "manner of regarding something" first recorded early 15c. Meaning "sight or prospect of a landscape, etc." is recorded from c.1600.
  • noun something that is seen
  • noun examination
  • noun belief
  • verb look at
  • verb believe
Example sentences :
  • There was no thought that ye should part till you had some purpose in view.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • From the summit of Mount Margaret the view was very extensive.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • And, in the first place, let us have a clear conception of the end in view.
  • Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
  • The view was very extensive but not promising--spinifex being in every direction.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • Ascended a red-topped peak close to our bivouac and got a view ahead.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • In view of the violence you made use of, I consider that you owe my son an apology.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • But I was not content with the first view that had been afforded me at the Exchange.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Nor is there in this view any assault upon the court or the judges.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • It seeks to use it to interpret a change in its own plans and point of view.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • The view from the summit of the hill is commanding and beautiful, but its grape is unique.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

Synonyms for view

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