view as
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Definition
Verb: 1. To consider or regard something in a particular way: To form a specific opinion, judgment, or belief about someone or something; to hold a particular conviction about a subject. 2. To accept something as a fact or truth: To take something for granted or as a given, often without requiring further proof.
Usage
The verb phrase "view as" is used to express a personal or shared perspective, judgment, or classification. It connects the subject (the person or group holding the view) with the object (what is being judged) and the complement (the specific judgment or category). * It is commonly followed by a noun phrase or an adjective phrase. * It often appears in passive constructions ("is viewed as").
Examples
- Active Voice:
- Many people view this policy as a necessary step for security.
- Historians view the treaty as a turning point in the conflict.
- She views his constant help as a sign of true friendship.
- Passive Voice:
- He is widely viewed as the leading expert in the field.
- The discovery was viewed as a major breakthrough.
Advanced Usage
- "view something as being [adjective]": A more formal construction that emphasizes the state or quality.
- The committee views the proposed changes as being detrimental to the project's goals.
- Used in formal or academic contexts to state foundational beliefs or principles.
- The declaration holds these truths to be self-evident. (From the reference context, synonymous with "views these truths as self-evident").
Variants and Related Words
- Viewpoint (n): A particular attitude or way of considering a matter.
- Review (v/n): To assess or examine something again; a formal assessment.
Synonyms
- Regard as: To consider or think of in a specified way.
- Consider: To think carefully about, often before forming a judgment.
- Deem: To regard or consider in a specified way (more formal).
- Hold (to be): To believe or consider something to be true or valid (as in "I hold him responsible" from the reference context).
- Take to be: To believe or understand someone or something to be a certain way.
Related Phrasal Verbs / Constructions
- Look on/upon as: To regard someone or something in a particular way.
- She looks on him as a mentor.
- Think of as: To have a particular idea or opinion about someone or something.
- I've always thought of this place as my second home.
Related Idioms
- See in a certain light: To have a particular opinion about something.
- The public saw the scandal in a very negative light. (Similar to "viewed the scandal as very negative").
Verb
- keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
- take for granted
- view as important
- hold these truths to be self-evident
- I hold him personally responsible