Perspective - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |pərˈspektɪv|  American pronunciation of the word perspective
Brit.  |pəˈspektɪv|  British pronunciation of the word perspective

noun

- a way of regarding situations or topics etc. (syn: position, view)
- the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer

Extra examples

His father's death gave him a whole new perspective on life.

The novel is written from a child's perspective.

We have to look at everything from an international perspective.

Our work in Uganda and Romania adds a wider perspective.

I think Viv's lost all sense of perspective.

The figures have to be put into perspective.

The book examines the subject from a feminine perspective.

...the crime novel, written from the criminal's perspective, is sometimes seen as a particular species of the detective story genus...

It is desirable that the preservation of accidentals should be seen in proper perspective.

...from his perspective as a billionaire, what the governor got paid was a piffling amount...

Word forms

noun
singular: perspective
plural: perspectives
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