What does View mean?
Definitions for View
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word View.
Princeton's WordNet
position, view, perspectivenoun
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
"consider what follows from the positivist view"
view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panoramanoun
the visual percept of a region
"the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"
view, survey, sightnoun
the act of looking or seeing or observing
"he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"
view, eyeshotnoun
the range of the eye
"they were soon out of view"
opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thoughtnoun
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
"my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"
opinion, viewnoun
a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
"his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"
viewnoun
purpose; the phrase `with a view to' means `with the intention of' or `for the purpose of'
"he took the computer with a view to pawning it"
scene, viewnoun
graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
"he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment"
horizon, view, purviewnoun
the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
"It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge"
viewverb
outward appearance
"they look the same in outward view"
see, consider, reckon, view, regardverb
deem to be
"She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"
view, consider, look atverb
look at carefully; study mentally
"view a problem"
watch, view, see, catch, take inverb
see or watch
"view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"
Wiktionary
viewnoun
The act of seeing or looking at something.
He changed seat to get a complete view of the stage.
viewnoun
The range of vision.
If there are any rabbits in this park, they keep carefully out of our view.
viewnoun
Something to look at, such as a scenery.
My flat has a view of a junkyard.
viewnoun
A picture.
There was a view of the accident site on the front page.
viewnoun
A mental image.
I need more information to get a better view of the situation.
viewnoun
A way of understanding something, an opinion, a theory.
Your view on evolution is based on religion, not on scientific findings.
viewnoun
A point of view.
From my view that is a stupid proposition.
viewnoun
An intention or prospect.
I gave you the money with the view that you would invest it wisely.
viewnoun
A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.
viewverb
To look at.
He viewed the painting and praised the artist for his masterpiece.
viewverb
To show.
To view the desktop, click the small desktop icon on the bottom of your screen.
viewnoun
The part of a computer program which is visible to the user, the part the user interacts with; a user interface to the underlying logic of the program.
viewnoun
A wake
Etymology: From vewe, from veue (French: vue), feminine past participle of veoir (French: voir).
Wikipedia
view
Acornsoft was the software arm of Acorn Computers, and a major publisher of software for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron. As well as games, it also produced a large number of educational titles, extra computer languages and business and utility packages – these included word processor VIEW and the spreadsheet ViewSheet supplied on ROM and cartridge for the BBC Micro/Acorn Electron and included as standard in the BBC Master and Acorn Business Computer.
ChatGPT
view
A view refers to the ability or act of seeing, observing or examining something. It can also refer to a specific perspective, opinion or belief held by an individual. Additionally, in the context of graphical user interface, it relates to the visual representation of data or content in software or application.
Webster Dictionary
Viewnoun
the act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection
Viewnoun
mental survey; intellectual perception or examination; as, a just view of the arguments or facts in a case
Viewnoun
power of seeing, either physically or mentally; reach or range of sight; extent of prospect
Viewnoun
that which is seen or beheld; sight presented to the natural or intellectual eye; scene; prospect; as, the view from a window
Viewnoun
the pictorial representation of a scene; a sketch, /ither drawn or painted; as, a fine view of Lake George
Viewnoun
mode of looking at anything; manner of apprehension; conception; opinion; judgment; as, to state one's views of the policy which ought to be pursued
Viewnoun
that which is looked towards, or kept in sight, as object, aim, intention, purpose, design; as, he did it with a view of escaping
Viewnoun
appearance; show; aspect
Viewverb
to see; to behold; especially, to look at with attention, or for the purpose of examining; to examine with the eye; to inspect; to explore
Viewverb
to survey or examine mentally; to consider; as, to view the subject in all its aspects
Etymology: [OF. veue, F. vue, fr. OF. veoir to see, p. p. veu, F. voir, p. p. vu, fr. L. videre to see. See Vision, and cf. Interview, Purview, Review, Vista.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
View
vū, n. a seeing: sight: reach of the sight: whole extent seen: that which is seen: inspection, as by a jury, of the place of a crime, of the corpse, &c.: direction in which a thing is seen: the picture of a scene: a sketch: mental survey: mode of looking at or receiving: opinion: intention: (Shak.) show, appearance.—v.t. to see: to look at attentively: to examine intellectually.—adj. View′able, that can be viewed.—ns. View′er; View′-halloo′, the huntsman's cry when the fox breaks cover; View′iness, character of being viewy or visionary.—adj. View′less, not to be viewed: invisible.—adv. View′lessly.—adj. View′ly (prov.), pleasing to look at.—n. View′-point, point of view.—adjs. View′some (prov.), viewly; View′y (coll.), holding opinions vague or purely speculative.—Dissolving views, pictures thrown on a screen and made to pass one into the other; Field of view, the compass of visual power; In view of, having regard to; On view, open to public inspection; To the view (Shak.), in public. [Fr. vue—vu, pa.p. of voir—L. vidēre, to see.]
Editors Contribution
view
A visual perception.
The view was amazing.
Submitted by MaryC on February 15, 2020
view
An act of seeing.
They are able to view the governmental meeting minutes on the internet.
Submitted by MaryC on April 23, 2020
view
An opinion or belief.
The view of the people is important during an election.
Submitted by MaryC on March 1, 2020
view
Range of vision.
The view through the telescope of space is amazing, really appreciate the beauty of earth and universe.
Submitted by MaryC on April 14, 2020
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
VIEW
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, View is ranked #66553 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The View surname appeared 297 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname View.
79.8% or 237 total occurrences were White.
12.7% or 38 total occurrences were Black.
3% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.3% or 7 total occurrences were Asian.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'View' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #432
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'View' in Written Corpus Frequency: #516
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'View' in Nouns Frequency: #89
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'View' in Verbs Frequency: #446
Anagrams for View »
wive
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of View in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of View in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of View in a Sentence
Traditionally, the view of the national party committees is we support all members of our party, regardless of their positions on some issues.
We were never supportive of tariffs, so any actions that can be taken to stop those from being implemented are positive from our view.
We now view LAM in essence as a malignancy but one that progresses over years, not days or months like cancer.
You can imagine a situation in the current environment where members at the beginning of the alphabet say Donald Trump. You don't have to be a member of the House to be speaker, if people on the Republican side start standing up and saying Donald Trump, you could have an impact where many people say that and where Donald Trump will begin to view that as some sort of a loyalty test. That is the power that he is holding right now over Kevin McCarthy and over a number of members in the leadership of the Republican caucus.
It's the right thing to do for Germany to pursue ties with China in all areas, economically but also in the various dialogue formats we have about the rule of law and about human rights, during my visit, I again pointed out that upholding human rights is indispensable for us. This applies in general, and it also applies for the situation in Hong Kong, where we continue to view the principle of 'one country, two systems' as the right one.
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Translations for View
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- منظر, رأيArabic
- görünüş, görüşAzerbaijani
- parer, vista, veureCatalan, Valencian
- pohled, dohled, názor, vize, zobrazit, dívat se na, prohlížet siCzech
- udsigt, synDanish
- Sicht, Aussicht, Anblick, View, Ansicht, sehen, anschauenGerman
- vidoEsperanto
- visión, vista, mirada, verSpanish
- oletus, vaade, arusaam, kujutis, seisukoht, vaateväli, ettekujutus, vaatlemaEstonian
- منظره, دید, دیدنPersian
- näköala, tarkoitus, käsitys, näkymä, näkökulma, kuva, näköpiiri, oletus, näkemys, nähdä, vilkaista, katsoaFinnish
- vue, regard, vision, considérer, regarderFrench
- दर्शनHindi
- kép, látvány, látómező, nézet, látás, szándék, nézés, rálátás, szempont, felvétel, kilátásHungarian
- տեսարան, դիտելArmenian
- spektarIdo
- vista, visione, veduta, guardareItalian
- 景色Japanese
- 경치Korean
- visus, adspectusLatin
- tirohanga, whakaaro, tiro, whakaariMāori
- കാഴ്ചMalayalam
- zicht, beeld, view, bedoeling, mening, opvatting, visie, overzicht, vooruitzicht, afbeelding, uitzicht, kijken, naar, bekijkenDutch
- synspunkt, syn, sikt, utsikt, visning, utsyn, se påNorwegian
- widokPolish
- vista, verPortuguese
- вид, взгляд, видетьRussian
- razmatranje, pogled, mišljenje, vidik, gledište, vidokrug, perspektiva, vid, stajalište, slika, vidjetiSerbo-Croatian
- utsikt, vySwedish
- maoniSwahili
- பார்வைTamil
- దృశ్యం, చూచుTelugu
- geçerli görünüm, görünüm, görünüm menüsüTurkish
- ملاحظہ کریںUrdu
- cảnh vậtVietnamese
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