view
/vjuː/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.19 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
noun
noun
noun
An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief.
noun
An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief.
Example Sentences
- "He changed seats to get a complete view of the stage."
- "Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view."
- ", Book II, Chapter XXI Objects near our view are apt to be thought greater than those of a larger size are more remote."
- "But Richmond […] appeared to lose himself in his own reflections. Some pickled crab, which he had not touched, had been removed with a damson pie; and his sister saw, peeping around the massive silver epergne that almost obscured him from her view, that he had eaten no more than a spoonful of that either."
- "If there are any rabbits in this park, they keep carefully out of our view."
- "The walls of Pluto's palace are in view."
Etymology
From Middle English vewe, from Anglo-Norman vewe, from Old French veue f (French vue f), feminine past participle of veoir (“to see”) (French voir). Cognate with Italian vedere, as well as Portuguese and Spanish ver. Doublet of veduta and vista.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: vewe, veue