Definition of perspective noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Perspective has a Latin root meaning "look through" or "perceive," and all the meanings of perspective have something to do with looking. If you observe the world from a dog's perspective, you see through the dog's eyes. In drawing, perspective gives your drawing the appearance of depth or distance.
PERSPECTIVE meaning: 1. a particular way of considering something: 2. to think about a situation or problem in a wise…. Learn more.
Today, perspective is used much like standpoint. Just as standpoint once used to mean simply the physical place where you stand but today also means the way you "see" things as a result of who you are and what you do, the same could be said about perspective.
PERSPECTIVE definition: 1. a particular way of considering something: 2. to think about a situation or problem in a wise…. Learn more.
Perspective is the art of making some objects or people in a picture look further away than others.
My grandmother has a surprisingly modern perspective [= outlook] on life. They had totally different perspectives on the war.
If something puts a problem into perspective, it makes you understand how unimportant that problem is. (Definition of perspective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
RAPS: Perspective: High-profile court decisions may undercut FDA’s ability to keep drugmakers truthful
Perspective: High-profile court decisions may undercut FDA’s ability to keep drugmakers truthful