American Dictionary
Definition perspective in American English
perspective nounWhat are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
nounWhat are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/pərˈspektɪv/
1
a way of thinking about something
Example
The book deals with a woman's perspective on revolutionary change.
Example
The problem needs to be looked at from a historical perspective.
Example
From the perspective of anyone with children, it looks rather irrelevant.
2
a sensible way of judging how good, bad, important, etc. something is in comparison with other things
Example
You've got the problem completely out of perspective.
Synonyms and related words
Example
The figures in the foreground are badly out of perspective.
Synonyms and related words
Example
The pictures show two perspectives of the bay.
