Meaning

8 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)A view, vista or outlook.

    Aussicht

    перспекти́ваperspektíva, видvid, обзо́рobzór

    перспекти́ваperspektýva, огля́дohljád, ра́курсrákurs

  2. (countable, uncountable)The appearance of depth in objects, especially as perceived using binocular vision.

    Perspektive

    перспекти́ваperspektíva

    перспекти́ваperspektýva

  3. (countable, uncountable)The technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface.

    Perspektive

    перспекти́ваperspektíva, прое́кцияprojékcija

    перспекти́ваperspektýva, прое́кціяproékcija

  4. (countable, dated, uncountable)An artwork that represents three-dimensional objects in this way.

  5. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)The choice of a single angle or point of view from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience.

    Perspektive

    перспекти́ваperspektíva

    перспекти́ваperspektýva

  6. (countable, uncountable)The ability to consider things in such relative perspective.

    the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer

  7. (countable, uncountable)A perspective glass.

  8. (countable, uncountable)A sound recording technique to adjust and integrate sound sources seemingly naturally.

Examples

208 sentences

  1. Let's look at this in perspective.

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  2. You need to get a new perspective.

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  3. We need to keep things in perspective.

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  4. Tom helped me put things in perspective.

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  5. How has marriage changed your perspective in life?

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
view, vista or outlook:
technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface:
Русский
By meaning 2
view, vista or outlook:
technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
view, vista or outlook:
appearance of depth in objects:

Origin

From Middle English perspective, perspectif, attested since 1381, from Old French or Middl

From Middle English perspective, perspectif, attested since 1381, from Old French or Middle French, from the first word of the Medieval Latin perspectiva ars (“science of optics”), the feminine of Latin perspectivus (“of sight, optical”), from perspectus, the past participle of perspicere (“to inspect, look through”), itself from per- (“through”) + specere (“to look at”); the noun sense was influenced or mediated by Italian prospettiva, from prospetto (“prospect”).

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Forms

plural: perspectives
Singularperspective
Pluralperspectives

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer:linear perspective
  • a way of regarding situations or topics etc.:positionview

Word family

29 related words
Relatedperspectographperspectographyperspicaciousperspicacityperspicuityperspicuousperspicuously
Derivedaerial perspectiveatmospheric perspectivebioperspectiveforced perspectivein perspectiveisometric perspectivemacroperspectivemixed perspectivemultiperspectiveperspectivalperspectivationperspectivelessperspectivelyperspectivicperspectivismperspectivistperspectivisticperspectivityperspectivizationpoint-projection perspectivetwisted perspectivetwo-point perspective

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
personallyB1personificationB2personifyB2personnelB2perspirationB2perspirepersuadeB1persuasionB2
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