view

[ vyoo ]
/ vyu /

noun

verb (used with object)

Idioms for view

Origin of view

1375–1425; late Middle English v(i)ewe (noun) < Anglo-French; Middle French veue sight < Vulgar Latin *vidūta, noun use of feminine of *vidūtus, for Latin vīsus, past participle of vidēre to see

synonym study for view

4. View, prospect, scene, vista refer to a landscape or perspective. View is a general word, referring to whatever lies open to sight: a fine view of the surrounding country. Prospect suggests a sweeping and often distant view, as from a place of vantage: a beautiful prospect to the south. Scene suggests an organic unity in the details such as is to be found in a picture: a woodland scene. Vista suggests a long, narrow view, as along an avenue between rows of trees: a pleasant vista. 12. See opinion.

OTHER WORDS FROM view

mul·ti·view, adjective un·viewed, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for with a view to

view
/ (vjuː) /

noun

verb

Derived forms of view

viewable, adjective

Word Origin for view

C15: from Old French veue, from veoir to see, from Latin vidēre

Idioms and Phrases with with a view to (1 of 2)

with a view to

For the purpose of, aiming toward, as in A-frame houses were designed with a view to shedding heavy snow. This idiom was first recorded in 1728.

Idioms and Phrases with with a view to (2 of 2)

view

see bird's eye view; in (view) the light of; in view; on view; point of view; take a dim view; with a view to.