perspective

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/pɚˈspɛk.tɪv/

noun 5adj 2

Collocations

(noun.) in art

ADJ

distorted | horizontal, vertical

PREP

in ~, out of ~

The artist drew the buildings in perspective to make the street look longer and more realistic.

PHRASES

the laws of perspective

(noun.) attitude to sth

ADJ

different, new | broader, wider

proper, true

Traveling abroad helped me gain a proper perspective on how privileged my life really is.

cultural, historical, political, social, theoretical, etc.

VERB + PERSPECTIVE

get sth in/into, place sth in/into, put sth in/into, see sth in

Losing his job helped him see his relationship problems in a different perspective.

gain, get, put

Traveling abroad helped me gain a new perspective on my own country's culture.

keep | lose

adopt

The teacher asked us to adopt a different perspective when analyzing the poem.

shift | provide

PREP

from the ~ of

From the perspective of a student, the homework seemed impossible until the teacher explained it differently.

in/into ~

After losing the game, the coach reminded the team to keep things in perspective.

~ in

From an educational perspective in schools, teaching students to think critically is essential.

~ on/upon

Getting advice from older friends really helped me gain perspective on my career choices.

PHRASES

a sense of perspective

Definitions

noun

A view, vista or outlook.

And according to Hughes, HM Treasury is still sceptical about rail electrification. "It's not because they don't see electrification as a good thing, but I think when you look at it from the UK-wide perspective, if you have £x billion to spend on decarbonisation, you don't necessarily start with rail. Rail's not where you get the biggest bang for the buck in terms of decarbonisation."

The appearance of depth in objects, especially as perceived using binocular vision.

The technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface.

An artwork that represents three-dimensional objects in this way.

The choice of a single angle or point of view from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience.

adj

Of, in or relating to perspective.

a perspective drawing

Providing visual aid; of or relating to the science of vision; optical.

perspective glasses

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Synonyms

noun — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

put something into perspective

To compare something with a similar thing to give a clearer, more accurate idea.

You can put your worries into perspective when you realise how many people in the world are so much worse off than you.

Example Bank

Wiktionary

[…] our predecessors; who could never have believed, that there were such lunets about some of the planets, as our late perspectives have descried […]

Wiktionary

a perspective drawing

Wiktionary

perspective glasses

Wiktionary

The picture looks strange because it has no perspective.

Tatoeba · #25803

You should always keep a broad perspective on the work you do.

Tatoeba · #66092

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, perspective is marked as dated, figuratively, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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