aspect

aspect
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1) N-COUNT: usu with supp An aspect of something is one of the parts of its character or nature.

Climate and weather affect every aspect of our lives...

He was interested in all aspects of the work here...

Monroe described the financial aspect as crucial.

2) N-COUNT: usu sing, usu with supp The aspect of a building or window is the direction in which it faces. [FORMAL]

The house had a south-west aspect.

3) N-SING: with supp If something begins to have a new aspect, it begins to have a new appearance or quality.

Our journey had taken on a new aspect. The countryside was no longer familiar...

The snowy street, like the church, assumed a dumb, lifeless aspect.

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4) N-UNCOUNT In grammar, aspect is the way that a verb group shows whether an activity is continuing, is repeated, or is completed. For example, in `They were laughing', the verb is in the progressive aspect and shows that the action was continuing. Compare tense.

English dictionary. 2008.

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  • aspect — [ aspɛ ] n. m. • 1468; lat. aspectus, de aspicere « regarder » 1 ♦ Vx ou littér. Le fait de s offrir aux yeux, à la vue; apparence présentée par qqch. ⇒ vue; spectacle. « L aspect du sang n est doux qu au regard des méchants » (Hugo). Mod. Loc. À …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • aspect — ASPECT. s. m. Vue d un objet. Il tremble à l aspect de son maître. L aspect de toutes ces choses là le surprit. Vous lui pouviez épargner un aspect si fâcheux, si désagréable. f♛/b] Il se dit aussi De la perspective que présente un lieu, une… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • Aspect — may be:*Aspect (computer science), a feature that is linked to many parts of a program, but which is not necessarily the primary function of the program *Grammatical aspect, a component of the conjugation of a verb, having to do with the internal …   Wikipedia

  • aspect — ASPÉCT, aspecte, s.n. 1. Fel de a se prezenta al unei fiinţe sau al unui lucru; înfăţişare. ♢ loc. prep. Sub aspectul... = din punctul de vedere..., sub raportul... 2. Categorie gramaticală caracteristică anumitor limbi, care arată stadiul de… …   Dicționar Român

  • Aspect — As pect, n. [L. aspectus, fr. aspicere, aspectum, to look at; ad + spicere, specere, to look, akin to E. spy.] 1. The act of looking; vision; gaze; glance. [R.] The basilisk killeth by aspect. Bacon. [1913 Webster] His aspect was bent on the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • aspect — ASPECT. s. m. Veuë, presence de quelqu un, de quelque chose. Il tremble à l aspect de son Maistre. il se troubla à l aspect de la gesne. Il signifie aussi, Objet de veuë. Cette maison a un bel aspect, est en bel aspect, en un bel aspect. cela… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Aspect — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Aspect Co. Ltd es una empresa de videojuegos japonesa que fue fundada en marzo de 1991. Contenido 1 Videojuegos desarrollados 1.1 Game Gear 1.2 Otros sistemas …   Wikipedia Español

  • aspect — [as′pekt΄] n. [ME < L aspectus, pp. of aspicere, to look at < ad , to, at + specere, to look: see SPY] 1. the way a person appears; looks; mien 2. the appearance of a thing as seen from a specific point; view 3. a) any of the possible ways… …   English World dictionary

  • Aspect — As*pect , v. t. [L. aspectare, v. intens. of aspicere. See {Aspect}, n.] To behold; to look at. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • aspect — [n1] visible feature air, appearance, attitude, bearing, condition, countenance, demeanor, expression, face, facet, form, look, manner, mien; concepts 434,628,673 aspect [n2] element to consider angle, bearing, direction, facet, feature, gimmick …   New thesaurus

  • Aspect — (spr. Aspäh), Stadt im Bezirk St. Gaudens des französischen Departements Obergaronne; 3800 Ew …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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