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point of view

noun
Saypoynt uhv VYOO/ˌpɔɪnt əv ˈvju/UK/ˌpɔɪnt əv ˈvjuː/

Pluralpoints of view

3 meanings of point of view

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  1. 1
    opinionnouncountable
    An opinion or belief that someone has about something.

    I see your point of view, but I still think we should leave early.

    Grandpa has a very old-fashioned point of view about money.

    Similaroutlook

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  2. 2
    seen fromnouncountable
    The place or position from which you see or think about something.

    From the driver's point of view, the child was hidden behind the parked van.

    From a kid's point of view, summer vacation is never long enough.

    Similarperspective, standpoint, viewpoint, angle

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  3. 3
    in a storynouncountable
    The position from which a story is told, such as through one character's eyes.

    The book is told from the point of view of a dog.

    In this chapter the point of view changes from the boy to his mother.

    Similarperspective, viewpoint

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Origin

A word-for-word translation of the French phrase point de vue.