- [countable] a particular attitude towards something; a way of thinking about something synonym viewpoint
- a global perspective
- A historical perspective may help us understand the issue.
- Recent events seem less serious when put into an international perspective.
- The aim is to offer a fresh perspective.
- from a… perspective Try to see the issue from a different perspective.
- from the perspective of somebody/something a report that looks at the education system from the perspective of deaf people
- perspective on something The exhibition provides us with a unique perspective on her work.
Extra Examples- The author brings a balanced perspective to these complex issues.
- The book adopts a historical perspective.
- This latest study explores stress from a unique perspective.
- This lively book presents a refreshing new perspective on a crucial period in our history.
- This website puts a completely different perspective on world news.
- This will require a shift in perspective.
- We should view this from the perspective of the people involved.
- We'll be looking at fatherhood issues from a personal perspective.
- When you reach middle age you get a different perspective on life.
- a feminist perspective in philosophy
- his desire to broaden his narrow perspective
- multicultural education based on a global perspective
- stories told from multiple perspectives
- women who bring a feminist perspective to their works
- The perspective of wheelchair users must be taken into account when designing public buildings.
- Try to approach the problem from a different perspective.
- His experience abroad provides a wider perspective on the problem.
- The conference was a wonderful opportunity to share practices and gain a more global perspective on nursing.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- alternative
- different
- fresh
- …
- have
- get something in/into
- keep something in
- …
- from the perspective of
- in perspective
- into perspective
- …
- a sense of perspective
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- [uncountable] the ability to think about problems and decisions in a reasonable way without making them seem worse or more important than they really are
- She was aware that she was losing all sense of perspective.
- Try to keep these issues in perspective.
- Talking to others can often help to put your own problems into perspective.
- It is important not to let things get out of perspective.
Extra Examples- Her death put everything else into perspective.
- I just need to keep things in perspective.
- It's easy to lose perspective on things when you are under stress.
- Let's get this into perspective.
- We can now see things in their true perspective.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- alternative
- different
- fresh
- …
- have
- get something in/into
- keep something in
- …
- from the perspective of
- in perspective
- into perspective
- …
- a sense of perspective
- [uncountable] the art of creating an effect of depth and distance in a picture by representing people and things that are far away as being smaller than those that are nearer the front
- The artist plays with perspective to confuse the eye.
- in perspective We learnt how to draw buildings in perspective.
- out of perspective The tree on the left is out of perspective.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- distorted
- horizontal
- vertical
- …
- in perspective
- out of perspective
- the laws of perspective
- [countable] (formal) a view, especially one in which you can see far into the distance
- a perspective of the whole valley
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘optics’): from medieval Latin perspectiva (ars) ‘(science of) optics’, from perspect- ‘looked at closely’, from the verb perspicere, from per- ‘through’ + specere ‘to look’.
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