perspective

per|spec|tive

W3 [pəˈspektıv US pər-] n

[Date: 1300-1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: perspectiva, from perspectivus 'of sight', from Latin perspicere 'to look through, see clearly']

1.)

a way of thinking about something, especially one which is influenced by the type of person you are or by your experiences

→↑viewpoint perspective on

▪ His father's death gave him a whole new perspective on life.

from sb's perspective

▪ The novel is written from a child's perspective.

from a feminist/Christian/global etc perspective

▪ We have to look at everything from an international perspective.

▪ a much-needed historical perspective

wider/broader perspective

▪ Our work in Uganda and Romania adds a wider perspective.

2.) [U]

a sensible way of judging and comparing situations so that you do not imagine that something is more serious than it really is

▪ I think Viv's lost all sense of perspective .

▪ The figures have to be put into perspective .

get/keep sth in perspective

(=judge the importance of something correctly)

3.) [U]

a method of drawing a picture that makes objects look solid and shows distance and depth, or the effect this method produces in a picture

▪ the artist's use of perspective

4.) formal

a view, especially one in which you can see a long way into the distance