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Definition perspective in British English

perspective noun

noun
/pə(r)ˈspektɪv/
1

a way of thinking about something

Example

You can call it brave or foolish, depending on your perspective.

Example

The book deals with a woman's perspective on revolutionary change.

Example

The problem needs to be looked at from a historical perspective.

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From the perspective of anyone with children, it looks rather irrelevant.

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2

a sensible way of judging how good, bad, important etc something is in comparison with other things

Example

He has lost all perspective in the rush to get what he wants.

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It's important to keep things in perspective and not dwell on one incident.

Example

You've got the problem completely out of perspective.

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This kind of tragedy puts a mere football match into perspective.

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Writing as a foreigner gives her a great sense of perspective.

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Example

The figures in the foreground are badly out of perspective.

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4

a view of a large area

Example

The pictures show two perspectives of the bay.

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Definition perspective in British English