Definition of the word aspects

1

a

: a particular status or phase in which something appears or may be regarded

They studied every aspect of the question.

b(1)

: appearance to the eye or mind

the threatening aspect of the dark sky

(2)

: a particular appearance of the face : mien

… all that’s best of dark and bright / Meet in her aspect and her eyes.Lord Byron

2

a

: the position of planets or stars with respect to one another held by astrologers to influence human affairs

also

: the apparent position (such as conjunction) of a body in the solar system with respect to the sun

b

: a position facing a particular direction : exposure

a house with a southern aspect

c

: the manner of presentation of a plane to a fluid through which it is moving or to a current

3



grammar

a

: the nature of the action of a verb as to its beginning, duration, completion, or repetition and without reference to its position in time

b

: a set of inflected (see inflect sense 1) verb forms that indicate aspect

4

archaic

: an act of looking : gaze

Did you know?

Since aspectus in Latin means «looked at», an aspect of something is basically the direction from which it’s looked at. So we may say that travel is your favorite aspect of your job, or that eating well is one aspect of a healthy life. If you look at a stage set from the front, it looks completely different than from behind, where all the mechanisms are visible, and both aspects are important. The word can be very useful when you’re analyzing something, and it’s used a great deal in the writings of scholars.

Synonyms

Example Sentences



depending on what aspect of college life you consider most important, there are several colleges which might be good for you



he has the aspect of a man used to giving orders and seeing them obeyed

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The joy and belonging he received in performing continues to influence every aspect of his work, including his fundraising efforts.


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At Detroit Metro Airport, flights faced gate holds and taxi delays, as well as airborne delays, of about 15 minutes or less, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, which is responsible for regulating all aspects of civil aviation.


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For prosecutors, Pecker was key to corroborating important aspects of Cohen’s story.


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Most of Trump’s major rivals, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, have refrained from directly attacking the polling front-runner and are instead blasting the district attorney for bringing the case at all, though some have also obliquely raised the seedier aspects of the accusations.


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Every aspect of this case will be scrutinized and, while New York City courts are used to media attention, the attention in this case is likely to be unprecedented.


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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin aspectus, from aspicere to look at, from ad- + specere to look — more at spy

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Time Traveler

The first known use of aspect was
in the 14th century

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as·pect

 (ăs′pĕkt)

n.

1.

a. A way in which something can be viewed by the mind: looked at all aspects of the situation.

b. A characteristic or feature of something: a novel with many unusual aspects.

2. A particular look or facial expression; mien: «He was serious of aspect but wholly undistinguished» (Louis Auchincloss).

3. Appearance to the eye, especially from a specific vantage point: «many small unsightly hillocks … that had the aspect of graves» (Edgar Allan Poe).

4. A position facing or commanding a given direction; exposure: a building with a southern aspect.

5. A side or surface facing in a particular direction: the ventral aspect of the body.

6.

a. The configuration of the stars, constellations, or planets in relation to one another.

b. This configuration, thought by astrologers to influence human affairs.

7. Grammar

a. A property of verbs in which the action or state is related to the passage of time, especially in reference to completion, duration, or repetition.

b. A set or category of verb forms indicating such a relation.

8. Archaic An act of looking or gazing.


[Middle English, from Latin aspectus, a view, from past participle of aspicere, to look at : ad-, ad- + specere, to look; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]


as·pec′tu·al (ă-spĕk′cho͞o-əl) adj.

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aspect

(ˈæspɛkt)

n

1. appearance to the eye; visual effect: the physical aspect of the landscape.

2. a distinct feature or element in a problem, situation, etc; facet: to consider every aspect of a problem.

3. the way in which a problem, idea, etc, may be considered: to consider a problem from every aspect.

4. a facial expression; manner of appearing: a severe aspect.

5. a position facing a particular direction; outlook: the southern aspect of a house.

6. a view in a certain direction: a good aspect of the village from the tower.

7. a surface that faces in a given direction: the ventral aspect of a fish.

8. (Astrology) astrology any of several specific angular distances between two planets or a planet and the Ascendant or Midheaven measured, from the earth, in degrees along the ecliptic

9. (Grammar) grammar a category of verbs or verbal inflections that expresses such features as the continuity, repetition, or completedness of the action described. Compare perfective2, progressive8, progressive10

10. (Botany) botany

a. the compass direction to which a plant habitat is exposed, or the degree of exposure

b. the effect of the seasons on the appearance of plants

11. archaic glance or gaze

[C14: from Latin aspectus a sight, from aspicere, from ad- to, at + specere to look]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

as•pect

(ˈæs pɛkt)

n.

1. appearance to the eye or mind; look.

2. nature; quality; character: the superficial aspect of the situation.

3. a way in which a thing may be regarded; interpretation; view.

4. part; feature; phase, as of a subject or problem.

5. expression, air, or attitude; mien: gloomy in aspect.

6. view commanded; exposure: a house with a southern aspect.

7. the side or surface facing a given direction: the dorsal aspect of a fish.

8. Gram.

a. a category or set of categories for which a verb is inflected, serving typically to indicate the duration, repetition, beginning, or completion of the action or state denoted by the verb: the Russian imperfective aspect.

b. a set of syntactic devices, as in the English progressive with be in I am reading, having similar functions.

9.

a. the angular distance between two points as seen from the earth.

b. the astrological influence of any heavenly bodies located at such points.

10. Archaic. an act of looking; glance.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin aspectus <aspicere to observe =a- a-5 + specere to see]

as•pec•tu•al (æˈspɛk tʃu əl) adj.

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aspect

A form of a verb that relates it to the passage of time, such as repetition, beginning, or duration.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun 1. aspect — a distinct feature or element in a problem; «he studied every facet of the question»

facet

characteristic, feature — a prominent attribute or aspect of something; «the map showed roads and other features»; «generosity is one of his best characteristics»

side — an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect); «he was on the heavy side»; «he is on the purchasing side of the business»; «it brought out his better side»

sector, sphere — a particular aspect of life or activity; «he was helpless in an important sector of his life»

surface — a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something; «it was not what it appeared to be on the surface»

2. aspect — a characteristic to be considered

characteristic — a distinguishing quality

3. aspect - the visual percept of a regionaspect — the visual percept of a region; «the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views»

panorama, vista, view, scene, prospect

visual percept, visual image — a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system

background, ground — the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; «he posed her against a background of rolling hills»

coast — the area within view; «the coast is clear»

exposure — aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces; «the studio had a northern exposure»

foreground — the part of a scene that is near the viewer

glimpse — a brief or incomplete view; «from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake»

middle distance — the part of a scene between the foreground and the background

side view — a view from the side of something

tableau — any dramatic scene

4. aspect — the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb

grammatical relation — a linguistic relation established by grammar

perfective aspect, perfective — the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action

durative, durative aspect — the aspect of a verb that expresses its duration

inchoative, inchoative aspect — aspect with regard to the beginning of the action of the verb

iterative, iterative aspect — the aspect of the verb that expresses the repetition of an action

5. aspect - the feelings expressed on a person's faceaspect — the feelings expressed on a person’s face; «a sad expression»; «a look of triumph»; «an angry face»

expression, look, face, facial expression

countenance, visage — the appearance conveyed by a person’s face; «a pleasant countenance»; «a stern visage»

leer — a suggestive or sneering look or grin

sparkle, twinkle, spark, light — merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; «he had a sparkle in his eye»; «there’s a perpetual twinkle in his eyes»

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

aspect

noun

3. appearance, look, air, condition, quality, bearing, attitude, cast, manner, expression, countenance, demeanour, mien (literary) The snowy tree assumed a dumb, lifeless aspect.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

aspect

noun

1. A disposition of the facial features that conveys meaning, feeling, or mood:

2. The way something or someone looks:

3. An outward appearance:

4. The particular angle from which something is considered:

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Translations

stránkavidvýrazvzhledaspekt

aspektmulighedsideudseende

näkökulma

aspekt

hliîhliî , horf, átt sem e-î snÿr aîsvipur, útlit, ásÿnd

局面

측면

aspektasišraiškapusė

aspektsizskatsnovietojumsskats

aspekt

vidik

aspekt

มุมมอง

khía cạnh

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

aspect

n

(of question, subject etc)Aspekt m, → Seite f; the political aspect of his novelder politische Aspekt seines Romans; from the aspect of town planningaus stadtplanerischer Sicht; what about the security aspect?was ist mit der Sicherheit?

(of building) to have a southerly aspectSüdlage haben

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

aspect

(ˈӕspekt) noun

1. a part of something to be thought about. We must consider every aspect of the problem.

2. a side of a building etc or the direction it faces in.

3. look or appearance. His face had a frightening aspect.

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

aspect

ناحِيَة aspekt aspekt Aspekt πλευρά aspecto näkökulma aspect aspekt aspetto 局面 측면 aspect aspekt aspekt aspecto, aspeto сторона aspekt มุมมอง bakış açısı khía cạnh 方面

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

as·pect

n. aspecto, apariencia.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English aspect, from Latin aspectus (look, sight; appearance), from aspiciō (see; catch sight of; inspect), from ad- (to, towards, at) + speciō (look, look at, behold; observe).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈæspɛkt/
  • Hyphenation: as‧pect

Noun[edit]

aspect (plural aspects)

  1. Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
    Synonym: facet

    Japan’s aging population is an important aspect of its economy.

  2. The way something appears when viewed from a certain direction or perspective.
    • 1991, William Dunning, Changing Images of Pictorial Space: A History of Spatial Illusion in Painting[1], page 36:

      Given the limitations of planar representation [] The painter is constantly forced to choose one aspect over the other.

  3. The way something appears when considered from a certain point of view.
    • 2016, Chenyang Li, “Care and justice: Reading Mencius, Kant, and Gilligan comparatively”, in Ann A. Pang-White, editor, The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Chinese Philosophy and Gender[2], page 128:

      “Perspective” can be understood in different ways. It can mean a single aspect from which something is considered or evaluated; it can also mean a view from a relation between aspects of a subject.

  4. A phase or a partial, but significant view or description of something.
  5. One’s appearance or expression. [from 16th c.]
    Synonyms: appearance, look, blee
    • c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. [] The First Part [], part 1, 2nd edition, London: [] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, [], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:

      Art thou but Captaine of a thouſand horſe,
      That by Characters grauen in thy browes,
      And by thy martiall face and ſtout aſpect,
      Deſeru’ſt to haue the leading of an hoſte?

    • 1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite: Or, The Knight’s Tale. In Three Books.”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; [], London: [] Jacob Tonson, [], →OCLC, book III, page 66:

      In Knots they ſtand, or in a Rank they Walk, / Serious in Aſpect, earneſt in their Talk: []

    • 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 4, in A Cuckoo in the Nest:

      By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.

    • 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, page 145:

      It is Stephen Gardiner, black and scowling, his aspect in no way improved by his trip to Rome.

  6. Position or situation with regard to seeing; that position which enables one to look in a particular direction; position in relation to the points of the compass.

    The house has a southern aspect, i.e. a position which faces the south.

  7. Prospect; outlook.
    • 1643 November 11 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “[Diary entry for November 1643]”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, [], volume I, 2nd edition, London: Henry Colburn, []; and sold by John and Arthur Arch, [], published 1819, →OCLC:

      This town affords a good aspect toward the hill from whence we descended ; nor does it deceive us ; for it is handsomely built []

  8. (grammar) A grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event which the verb describes, or whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding. [from 19th c.]
  9. (astrology) The relative position of heavenly bodies as they appear to an observer on earth; the angular relationship between points in a horoscope. [from 14th c.]
    • 1667, John Milton, “Book X”, in Paradise Lost. [], London: [] [Samuel Simmons], [], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: [], London: Basil Montagu Pickering [], 1873, →OCLC, line 656-664text= [] To the blanc moon / Her office they prescribed; to the other five / Their planetary motions, and aspects, / In sextile, square, and trine, and opposite, / Of noxious efficacy, and when to join / In synod unbenign; and taught the fix’d / their influence malignant when to shower, / Which of them rising with the sun, or falling / Should prove tempestuous: [] :

    • 1683, George Wharton, “Of the Planetary Aspects, both Old and New, their Characters, and Æquations”, in John Gadbury, editor, The Works of that Late Most Excellent Philosopher and Astronomer, Sir George Wharton, Bar[onet]. Collected into One Entire Volume, London: Printed by H. H. for John Leigh, at Stationers Hall, →OCLC, page 90:

      Kepler (the Lyncæus of the laſt Age) defines an Aſpect in this manner: Aſpectus eſt Angulus à Radiis Luminoſis binorum Planetarum in terra formatus, efficax ad ſtimulandum naturam ſublunarem. It is (ſaith he) an Angle made in the Earth by the Luminous Beams of two Planets, of ſtrength to ſtir up the vertue of all ſublunary things.

  10. (religion, mythology) The personified manifestation of a deity that represents one or more of its characteristics or functions.
    • 1995, V.P. Kanitkar, W. Owen Cole, Hinduism — An Introduction:

      The Mother Goddess in her many manifestations is termed Shakti, the female energy in creation, and worshipped as the supreme female aspect of Brahman.

  11. (obsolete) The act of looking at something; gaze. [14th–19th c.]
    • 1631, Francis [Bacon], “(please specify |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. [], 3rd edition, London: [] William Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee [], paragraph 924, →OCLC:

      The tradition is no less ancient, that the basilisk killeth by aspect ; and that the wolf, if he see a man first, by aspect striketh a man hoarse.

    • 1820, Walter Scott, chapter 1, in Ivanhoe; a Romance. [], volume (please specify |volume=I, II, or III), Edinburgh: [] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. [], →OCLC:

      [] his aspect was bent on the ground with an appearance of deep dejection, which might be almost construed into apathy, []

  12. (obsolete) Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view.
    • 1684-1690, Thomas Burnet, Sacred Theory of the Earth Vol 1, Chapter IX.

      They are both in my judgment the image or picture of a great Ruine, and have the true aspect of a World lying in its rubbish.

    • 1851, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XVIII, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume IV, London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:

      Three days later he opened the parliament. The aspect of affairs was, on the whole, cheering.

  13. (programming) In aspect-oriented programming, a feature or component that can be applied to parts of a program independent of any inheritance hierarchy.
  14. (rail transport) The visual indication of a colour light (or mechanical) signal as displayed to the driver. With colour light signals this would be red, yellow or green.
    • 1961 December, “Planning the London Midland main-line electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 719:

      The whole of the main lines to be electrified were being equipped with four-aspect colour-light signals, automatically operated, where appropriate, and spaced to give a 5min headway throughout.

    • 2019 October, “’442s’ withdrawn due to signal interaction issues”, in Modern Railways, page 87:

      SWR [South Western Railway] said the move was a precautionary measure, understood to relate to electromagnetic emissions from the fleet causing changes of signal aspect in front of moving trains.

Hyponyms[edit]

  • (grammar): grammatical aspect, aorist aspect, iterative aspect, perfective aspect, imperfective aspect, semelfactive aspect, progressive aspect, perfect aspect; lexical aspect

Derived terms[edit]

  • aspect ratio
  • aspect-related
  • aspectual
  • continuous aspect
  • frequentative aspect
  • habitual aspect
  • modified aspect ratio
  • multi-aspect
  • multiple-aspect
  • original aspect ratio
  • signal aspect

Translations[edit]

any specific feature, part, or element of something

  • Azerbaijani: səpki
  • Belarusian: аспе́кт m (aspjékt), від m (vid), вы́гляд (be) m (výhljad)
  • Catalan: aspecte (ca) m
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 方面 (zh) (fāngmiàn)
  • Dutch: aspect (nl) n
  • Finnish: aspekti (fi), ominaisuus (fi)
  • Galician: aspecto (gl) m
  • Italian: aspetto (it) m
  • Japanese: 様相 (ja) (ようそう, yōsō)
  • Korean: 양상(樣相) (ko) (yangsang)
  • Portuguese: aspeto (pt) m (Portugal), aspecto (pt) m (Brazil, Portugal)
  • Russian: аспе́кт (ru) m (aspékt), вид (ru) m (vid)
  • Slovak: aspekt, stránka
  • Spanish: aspecto (es) m
  • Ukrainian: аспе́кт (uk) m (aspékt), вид m (vyd), ви́гляд (uk) m (výhljad)

the way something appears

  • Albanian: aspekt (sq)
  • Aromanian: vidzutã f, videalã f
  • Belarusian: вы́гляд (be) m (výhljad), від m (vid)
  • Bulgarian: вид (bg) m (vid), перспекти́ва (bg) f (perspektíva)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin:  (zh) ()
  • Czech: stránka (cs) f
  • Danish: aspekt n
  • Dutch: uiterlijk (nl) n, aanblik (nl) m
  • Esperanto: aspekto
  • Finnish: puoli (fi), näkökanta (fi), näkökulma (fi)
  • French: aspect (fr) m
  • Galician: aspecto (gl) m
  • Georgian: ასპექტი (asṗekṭi), სახე (saxe)
  • German: Aspekt (de) m
  • Greek: άποψη (el) f (ápopsi), όψη (el) f (ópsi)
  • Hebrew: היבט‎ m (heybet’)
  • Hungarian: nézőpont (hu)
  • Irish: dreach m
  • Italian: aspetto (it) m
  • Japanese:  (ja) (そう, sō)
  • Macedonian: изглед m (izgled), аспект m (aspekt)
  • Malay: aspek
  • Maori: anga, anganga, karangatanga
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: aspekt (no) m or n
    Nynorsk: aspekt m or n
  • Polish: aspekt (pl) m
  • Portuguese: aspeto (pt) m (Portugal), aspecto (pt) m (Brazil, Portugal)
  • Romanian: aspect (ro) n, înfățișare (ro) f
  • Russian: вид (ru) m (vid), перспекти́ва (ru) f (perspektíva)
  • Scottish Gaelic: raon m
  • Slovak: aspekt m
  • Spanish: aspecto (es) m
  • Ukrainian: ви́гляд (uk) m (výhljad), вид m (vyd)

quality of a verb

  • Albanian: aspekt (sq)
  • Armenian: կերպ (hy) (kerp)
  • Belarusian: трыва́нне n (tryvánnje)
  • Bulgarian: вид (bg) (vid)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin:  (zh) ()
  • Czech: vid (cs) m
  • Dutch: aspect (nl) n
  • Esperanto: aspekto
  • Faroese: leiti n
  • Finnish: aspekti (fi)
  • French: aspect (fr) m
  • Galician: aspecto (gl) m
  • Georgian: ასპექტი (asṗekṭi)
  • German: Aspekt (de) m, Aktionsart (de) f
  • Greek: ποιόν ενεργείας n (poión energeías), (ρηματική) όψη f ((rimatikí) ópsi)
  • Hebrew: הֶבֵּט‎ m (hebét)
  • Hungarian: igeszemlélet (hu)
  • Italian: aspetto (it) m
  • Japanese:  (ja) (そう, sō), アスペクト (asupekuto)
  • Korean: 상(相) (ko) (sang)
  • Macedonian: вид m (vid), глаголски вид m (glagolski vid)
  • Malay: aspek
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: aspekt (no) m or n
    Nynorsk: aspekt m or n
  • Polish: aspekt (pl) m
  • Portuguese: aspeto (pt) m (Portugal), aspecto (pt) m (Brazil, Portugal)
  • Romanian: aspect (ro) n
  • Russian: вид (ru) m (vid)
  • Scottish Gaelic: aogas m
  • Slovak: vid m, aspekt
  • Slovene: vid m
  • Spanish: aspecto (es) m
  • Turkish: kip (tr)
  • Ukrainian: вид m (vyd)

See also[edit]

  • (grammar): aspectuality
  • (grammar): Aktionsart, aktionsart

Verb[edit]

aspect (third-person singular simple present aspects, present participle aspecting, simple past and past participle aspected)

  1. (astrology, of a planet) To have a particular aspect or type of aspect.
  2. (Wicca) To channel a divine being.
  3. (obsolete) To look at.

Translations[edit]

astrology

  • Finnish: olla … suunta
  • French: please add this translation if you can
  • Romanian: please add this translation if you can
  • Slovak: please add this translation if you can

Wicca

  • Finnish: kanavoida
  • French: please add this translation if you can
  • Romanian: please add this translation if you can
  • Slovak: please add this translation if you can

to look at

  • Finnish: katsoa (fi) (not archaic)
  • French: please add this translation if you can
  • Polish: (archaic) aspektować impf
  • Romanian: please add this translation if you can
  • Slovak: please add this translation if you can

References[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

  • epacts, escap’t

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch aspect, from Middle French aspect, from Latin aspectus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɑˈspɛkt/, /ɑsˈpɛkt/
  • Hyphenation: as‧pect
  • Rhymes: -ɛkt

Noun[edit]

aspect n (plural aspecten, diminutive aspectje n)

  1. aspect, element
  2. aspect, appearance
  3. (linguistics) aspect (grammatical category)

Derived terms[edit]

  • aspectueel

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: aspek
  • Indonesian: aspek

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin aspectus. The grammatical sense is a semantic loan from Russian вид (vid).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /as.pɛ/
  • Audio (France, Paris) (file)
  • Rhymes:
  • Homophone: aspects

Noun[edit]

aspect m (plural aspects)

  1. aspect
  2. (grammar) aspect (grammatical quality of a verb)

Further reading[edit]

  • “aspect”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French aspect, from Latin aspectus.

Noun[edit]

aspect n (plural aspecte)

  1. aspect, look

Synonyms[edit]

  • înfățișare

Other forms: aspects

Aspect means a part or feature of something. If you are going to vote for a candidate, you should first learn about the various aspects of her political agenda.

At the heart of the word aspect is the Latin specere «look» (think spectacles). Later, the word became connected to the idea of what can be seen from a particular position. Whether that means you can see all of something (all aspects) or only part (one aspect) depends on where you are standing and how hard you are looking.

Definitions of aspect

  1. noun

    a characteristic to be considered

  2. noun

    a distinct feature or element in a problem

  3. noun

    the visual percept of a region

  4. noun

    the feelings expressed on a person’s face

  5. noun

    the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb

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  • Defenition of the word aspect

    • One among many similar or related, yet still distinct features or elements.
    • A grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the temporal flow of the event the verb describes; whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding.
    • a characteristic to be considered
    • the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb
    • a distinct feature or element in a problem; «he studied every facet of the question»
    • the expression on a person’s face; «a sad expression»; «a look of triumph»; «an angry face»
    • the visual percept of a region; «the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views»
    • the expression on a person»s face; «a sad expression»; «a look of triumph»; «an angry face»
    • the feelings expressed on a person’s face
    • a distinct feature or element in a problem
    • the visual percept of a region

Synonyms for the word aspect

    • air
    • appearance
    • bearing
    • characteristic
    • countenance
    • expression
    • face
    • facet
    • facial expression
    • feature
    • look
    • outlook
    • panorama
    • part
    • phase
    • piece
    • portion
    • position
    • prospect
    • quality
    • scene
    • side
    • view
    • viewpoint
    • vista

Similar words in the aspect

    • aspect
    • aspect’s
    • aspects

Hyponyms for the word aspect

    • background
    • coast
    • durative
    • durative aspect
    • exposure
    • foreground
    • glimpse
    • ground
    • inchoative
    • inchoative aspect
    • iterative
    • iterative aspect
    • leer
    • light
    • middle distance
    • perfective
    • perfective aspect
    • sector
    • side
    • side view
    • spark
    • sparkle
    • sphere
    • surface
    • tableau
    • twinkle

Hypernyms for the word aspect

    • characteristic
    • countenance
    • feature
    • grammatical relation
    • visage
    • visual image
    • visual percept

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Collins

  
      n  

1    appearance to the eye; visual effect  
the physical aspect of the landscape     

2    a distinct feature or element in a problem, situation, etc.; facet  
to consider every aspect of a problem     

3    the way in which a problem, idea, etc., may be considered  
to consider a problem from every aspect     

4    a facial expression; manner of appearing  
a severe aspect     

5    a position facing a particular direction; outlook  
the southern aspect of a house     

6    a view in a certain direction  
a good aspect of the village from the tower     

7    a surface that faces in a given direction  
the ventral aspect of a fish     

8      (Astrology)   any of several specific angular distances between two planets or a planet and the Ascendant or Midheaven measured, from the earth, in degrees along the ecliptic  

9      (Grammar)   a category of verbs or verbal inflections that expresses such features as the continuity, repetition, or completedness of the action described  
   Compare     
  perfective  
  
  2  
  
  progressive  
  
  8, 10  

a    the extent to which a plant habitat is exposed to the sun, wind, etc.  

b    the effect of the seasons on the appearance of plants  

11    Archaic   glance or gaze  
     (C14: from Latin aspectus a sight, from aspicere, from ad- to, at + specere to look)  

aspect ratio  
      n  

1    the ratio of width to height of a picture on a television or cinema screen  

2      (Aeronautics)   the ratio of the span of a wing to its mean chord  

double-aspect theory  
      n     (Philosophy)   a monistic theory that holds that mind and body are not distinct substances but merely different aspects of a single substance  

English Collins Dictionary — English Definition & Thesaurus  

Collins

aspect

  

1    air, appearance, attitude, bearing, condition, countenance, demeanour, expression, look, manner, mien     (literary)  

2    bearing, direction, exposure, outlook, point of view, position, prospect, scene, situation, view  

3    angle, facet, feature, side  

English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus  

Collaborative Dictionary     English Definition

green IT

n.

new trend in computing to take into account the environmental aspect when designing IT systems.

wow factor

n.

an aspect of something that is very impressive or exciting

often used for houses: the wow factor is its high-tech kitchen

software proposal

n.

a detail-oriented document clearly outlining the objectives of the project like technical , terms and financial aspects of the software project .These software proposals helps the Business Professionals to automate routine tasks.

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What do we mean by aspect?

A way in which something can be viewed by the mind. noun

A characteristic or feature of something. noun

A particular look or facial expression; mien. noun

Appearance to the eye, especially from a specific vantage point. noun

A position facing or commanding a given direction; exposure. noun

A side or surface facing in a particular direction. noun

The configuration of the stars, constellations, or planets in relation to one another. noun

This configuration, thought by astrologers to influence human affairs. noun

A property of verbs in which the action or state is related to the passage of time, especially in reference to completion, duration, or repetition. noun

A set or category of verb forms indicating such a relation. noun

An act of looking or gazing. noun

To behold; look upon.

The act of seeing, or of looking at anything; view; gaze; glance; look. noun

Countenance; look or particular appearance of the face; mien; air: as, a mild or severe aspect. noun

Appearance to the eye or mind; look: as, the physical aspect of the country. noun

One of the ways in which a thing may be viewed or contemplated: as, to present an object or a subject in its true aspect; in a double aspect; a favorable aspect. noun

Practical bearing or reference. noun

Any specific feature, part, or element of something.

The way something appears when viewed from a certain direction or perspective.

The way something appears when considered from a certain point of view.

A phase or a partial, but significant view or description of something.

One’s appearance or expression.

Position or situation with regard to seeing; that position which enables one to look in a particular direction; position in relation to the points of the compass.

Prospect; outlook.

(grammar) A grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event which the verb describes, or whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding.

The relative position of heavenly bodies as they appear to an observer on earth; the angular relationship between points in a horoscope.

The personified manifestation of a deity that represents one or more of its characteristics or functions.

The act of looking at something; gaze.

Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view.

In aspect-oriented programming, a feature or component that can be applied to parts of a program independent of any inheritance hierarchy.

The visual indication of a colour light (or mechanical) signal as displayed to the driver. With colour light signals this would be red, yellow or green.

A distinguished look or expression or a special way that something can be viewed. Urban Dictionary

Adj. Dominated by one’s television system.
Just like henpecked, except it’s your television that rules your life. There are degrees of aspect, expressed as a ratio, e.g. 4:3, 16:9. Urban Dictionary

Expectations Urban Dictionary

A really powerful weapon in skyblock that can only be aquire by very end game player who have high stats and skill. Urban Dictionary

A French learning student’s worst nightmare
Means linguistic aspect Urban Dictionary

Parts of life that need to be balanced to get a good life Urban Dictionary

New Aspect Director is the creative,writer and director on various productions local to Ireland. Although relatively unknown,New Aspect Director can be found online and certain social networking sites such as Bebo and youtube. Will usually aid people if in need of help in different areas of media. Urban Dictionary

Aspect is a name used for someone who speaks a new language called GIFGIF. An Aspect is said to have no emotions whatsoever and tends to use GIFS to speak to people and communicate instead of verbally like a normal human being. Aspect is also a FaZe Sway clone who got 1 clip in his whole career and used it for a whole year straight. He uses the gym to runaway from his emotions and close ones and most of the time is hurting deep down inside. That is okay however because everyone does this but a Aspect covers it up with his egoistical thoughts about himself at the gym. So to become a Aspect fall in love with a Chronic Grinder’s cousin and let your world change in front of your eyes. Urban Dictionary

The common phenomenon of spending hours binge watching shows in an attempt to add an air of mystery and coolness about oneself or protect oneself against feelings. Urban Dictionary

A very useful hypixel skyblock sword which let you teleport 8 blocks ahead Urban Dictionary

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    ASPECT

    Английское aspect и русское аспект совпадают только в значении ‘особая точка зрения, определенное понимание чего-л.’: to consider the plan in all its aspects, question having many aspects. В отличие от существительного аспект, английское aspect имеет следующие значения: 1) ‘вид, взгляд; внешность’: ‘to have a gentle aspect (stern aspect, fierce aspect); 2) ‘сторона, на которую выходит окно, дом’: to have a south (southern) aspect; 3) ‘грамматический вид’: perfective (imperfective) aspect.

    Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > aspect

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    aspect

    1) аспе́кт, сторона́;

    2) (вне́шний) вид, выраже́ние;

    3) сторона́;

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > aspect

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    aspect

    aspect ratio

    относительное удлинение

    clearance aspects

    виды таможенного досмотра

    low aspect wing

    крыло малого удлинения

    wing aspect ratio

    относительное удлинение крыла

    English-Russian aviation dictionary > aspect

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    aspect

    [ˈæspekt]

    aspect аспект, сторона; to consider a question in all its aspects рассматривать вопрос со всех точек зрения aspect аспект aspect грам. вид aspect (внешний) вид, выражение; he has a gentle aspect у него добродушый вид aspect pl перспективы; economic aspects экономические перспективы aspect сторона; my house has a southern aspect мой дом выходит на юг aspect сторона aspect точка зрения aspect аспект, сторона; to consider a question in all its aspects рассматривать вопрос со всех точек зрения aspect pl перспективы; economic aspects экономические перспективы aspect (внешний) вид, выражение; he has a gentle aspect у него добродушый вид aspect сторона; my house has a southern aspect мой дом выходит на юг

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    aspect

    аспект
    имя существительное:

    имя прилагательное:

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > aspect

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    aspect

    1. n вид; выражение

    2. n аспект, сторона; точка зрения

    3. n перспективы

    4. n спец. ракурс

    5. n астр. конфигурация

    6. n показание

    Синонимический ряд:

    1. angle (noun) angle; consideration; facet; feature; hand; phase; point; respect; side

    2. appearance (noun) appearance; condition; countenance; guise; manner; seeming; set

    3. attitude (noun) attitude; direction; exposure; point of view; presence; shape

    6. look (noun) cast; expression; face; look; physiognomy; surface; view; visage

    English-Russian base dictionary > aspect

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    aspect

    [ʹæspekt]

    1. (внешний) вид; выражение ()

    a man with a serious aspect — человек, выглядящий серьёзно

    to have /to bear/ an aspect — иметь вид

    2. аспект, сторона; точка зрения

    to view the matter in /under/ this aspect — рассмотреть дело с этой стороны /точки зрения/

    3. сторона (), обращённая на юг, север

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    aspect

    [‘æspekt]

    сущ.

    1) аспект, подход, сторона

    They studied every aspect of the question. — Они рассмотрели вопрос со всех точек зрения.

    3) (внешний) вид, выражение

    Syn:

    4) направление

    The house has a southern aspect. — Фасад дома выходит на южную сторону.

    Syn:

    Syn:

    Англо-русский современный словарь > aspect

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    aspect

    1. (внешний) вид; ракурс

    2. аспект; сторона

    beam aspect

    front aspect

    head-on aspect

    rear aspect

    stern aspect

    tail aspect

    Авиасловарь > aspect

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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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WordReference Random House Learner’s Dictionary of American English © 2023

as•pect /ˈæspɛkt/USA pronunciation  
n. 

  1. a particular part, feature, or phase of something:[countable]There are many aspects to this problem.
  2. a particular way in which a thing may be looked at or considered; side:[countable]Both aspects of the decision must be considered.
  3. appearance to the eye or mind:[countable]The room took on the aspect of a prison cell.
  4. expression (on one’s face);
    attitude: [countable]an aspect of quiet determination.[uncountable]was gloomy in aspect.
  5. the side or surface facing a given direction:[countable]the northern aspect of the building.
  6. Grammar a grammatical category for verbs that indicates how long the action described is, whether it is repeating, if it is beginning, or if it has been completed:[uncountable]The progressive aspect in English is indicated by a form of the verb «be» plus the -ing form of the main verb, as in «I am reading.»

as•pec•tu•al /æˈspɛktʃuəl/USA pronunciation  adj.: the aspectual markers of English verb phrases.See -spec-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023

as•pect 
(aspekt),USA pronunciation n. 

  1. appearance to the eye or mind;
    look:the physical aspect of the country.
  2. nature;
    quality;
    character:the superficial aspect of the situation.
  3. a way in which a thing may be viewed or regarded;
    interpretation;
    view:both aspects of a decision.
  4. part;
    feature;
    phase:That is the aspect of the problem that interests me most.
  5. facial expression;
    countenance:He wore an aspect of gloom. Hers was an aspect of happy optimism.
  6. bearing;
    air;
    mien:warlike in aspect.
  7. view commanded;
    exposure:The house has a southern aspect.
  8. the side or surface facing a given direction:the dorsal aspect of a fish; the northern aspect of the house.
  9. Grammar
    • Grammara category or interrelated set of categories for which the verb is inflected in some languages, typically to indicate the duration, repetition, completion, or quality of the action or state denoted by the verb.
    • Grammara set of syntactic devices, as in the English perfect with have in I have gone, with functions similar to such inflections.
    • Grammarany of the members or instances of these categories or sets:the Latin perfect aspect; the Russian imperfect aspect.
    • Grammarthe meaning of, or meaning typical of, such a category or construction.
    • Grammarsuch categories or constructions, or their meanings collectively.

  10. Astrology
    • the angular distance between two points as seen from the earth, primarily derived by dividing the 360 degrees of the zodiac by the integers 1 through 12.
    • the influence of any two planets or groups of planets located at such points.

  11. [Archaic.]a look;
    glance.
  • Latin aspectus appearance, visible form, the action of looking at, equivalent. to aspec- (variant stem of aspicere to observe, look at; a- a5 + -spicere, combining form of specere to see) + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action
  • Middle English 1350–1400

    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See appearance. 
    • 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged prospect, outlook.


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

aspect /ˈæspɛkt/ n

  1. appearance to the eye; visual effect
  2. a distinct feature or element in a problem, situation, etc; facet
  3. the way in which a problem, idea, etc, may be considered
  4. a facial expression; manner of appearing: a severe aspect
  5. a position facing a particular direction; outlook: the southern aspect of a house
  6. a view in a certain direction
  7. any of several specific angular distances between two planets or a planet and the Ascendant or Midheaven measured, from the earth, in degrees along the ecliptic
  8. a category of verbs or verbal inflections that expresses such features as the continuity, repetition, or completedness of the action described

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin aspectus a sight, from aspicere, from ad- to, at + specere to look

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I go to a lot of rap shows and sometimes take what they do from a performer’s aspect, how they interact with the crowd. I always have a DJ with me on the road, as well as some dancers.

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ASPECT

From Latin aspectus a sight, from aspicere, from ad- to, at + specere to look.

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PRONUNCIATION OF ASPECT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASPECT

Aspect is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ASPECT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Aspect

Aspect may be: ▪ Aspect, a feature that is linked to many parts of a program, but which is not necessarily the primary function of the program. ▪ Grammatical aspect, in linguistics, a component of the conjugation of a verb, having to do with the internal temporal flow of an event ▪ Lexical aspect, in linguistics, a distinction among different kinds of verb according to their relation to time ▪ Astrological aspect, the relative angle between two heavenly bodies ▪ Aspect, the direction in which a slope faces ▪ Aspect, a trade union in the United Kingdom ▪ An anatomic term, see Anatomical terms of location ▪ Aspect, aspect refers to a figure which is the representation of a god Companies: ▪ Aspect Co., a Japanese video game company ▪ Warner Aspect, an imprint of the publishing company Warner Books, focusing on works of science fiction People: ▪ Alain Aspect, a French physicist Aspect may also refer to: ▪ In railway signalling, the aspect is the number of lights on a signal, and their state. For example, the standard three-light traffic signal is a three-aspect signal.


Definition of aspect in the English dictionary

The first definition of aspect in the dictionary is appearance to the eye; visual effect. Other definition of aspect is a distinct feature or element in a problem, situation, etc; facet. Aspect is also the way in which a problem, idea, etc, may be considered.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASPECT

Synonyms and antonyms of aspect in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS OF «ASPECT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «aspect» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «aspect» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ASPECT

Find out the translation of aspect to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of aspect from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «aspect» in English.

Translator English — Chinese


方面

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English — Spanish


aspecto

570 millions of speakers

English


aspect

510 millions of speakers

Translator English — Hindi


पहलू

380 millions of speakers

Translator English — Arabic


ناحِيَة

280 millions of speakers

Translator English — Russian


сторона

278 millions of speakers

Translator English — Portuguese


aspecto

270 millions of speakers

Translator English — Bengali


দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি

260 millions of speakers

Translator English — French


aspect

220 millions of speakers

Translator English — Malay


Aspek

190 millions of speakers

Translator English — German


Aspekt

180 millions of speakers

Translator English — Japanese


局面

130 millions of speakers

Translator English — Korean


측면

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Javanese


Rasio

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Vietnamese


khía cạnh

80 millions of speakers

Translator English — Tamil


அம்சம்

75 millions of speakers

Translator English — Marathi


पैलू

75 millions of speakers

Translator English — Turkish


Görünüş

70 millions of speakers

Translator English — Italian


aspetto

65 millions of speakers

Translator English — Polish


aspekt

50 millions of speakers

Translator English — Ukrainian


аспект

40 millions of speakers

Translator English — Romanian


aspect

30 millions of speakers

Translator English — Greek


πλευρά

15 millions of speakers

Translator English — Afrikaans


aspek

14 millions of speakers

Translator English — Swedish


aspekt

10 millions of speakers

Translator English — Norwegian


aspekt

5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of aspect

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASPECT»

The term «aspect» is very widely used and occupies the 5.740 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.

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FREQUENCY

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Principal search tendencies and common uses of aspect

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASPECT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «aspect» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «aspect» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about aspect

10 QUOTES WITH «ASPECT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word aspect.

That’s my actual payment, the fact that I can actually make something that I actually enjoy and put on repeat, and it’s not related to anything else or anyone else’s thoughts and ideas, it all came from me; I just love that aspect of it.

As architects we are often involved in the concrete-steel-and-glass aspect of it, but cities are social structures, and to be involved in imagining the future of cities and the type of relationships and the types of places that we’re making is something that intrigues me very much.

We shouldn’t force ourselves to do something that really is just painful to us. If there is a discrepancy between what we are doing or putting our bodies through and then what our minds are telling us, you really have to look at yourself, and the most essential part of it is the pleasure aspect.

Girls’ inner critics are starting to reveal themselves at a younger and younger age. And body image issues are an aspect of their lives which is causing them low self esteem and day-to-day suffering.

We think that democracy can change a lot of things, but we’re being fooled, because democracy is not the election. We’ve been taught that democracy is having elections. And it isn’t. Elections are the most horrendous aspect of democracy. It’s the most mundane, trivial, disappointing, dirty aspect.

Now the big question is if you are going to go to all the trouble of setting an opera and making all that music and so on, there’s got to be some aspect that you can do in an opera that really makes it worth while.

In one aspect, my works record the history of the development of Chinese society. Concern about the situation of Chinese reality is one important theme of my works. I am trying to ask, ‘How does our society develop? What are the problems in our society? Where is our direction leading?’

There’s kind of a Zen aspect to bowling. The pins are either staying up or down before you even throw your arm back. It’s kind of a mind-set. You want to be in this perfect mind-set before you released the ball.

I go to a lot of rap shows and sometimes take what they do from a performer’s aspect, how they interact with the crowd. I always have a DJ with me on the road, as well as some dancers.

Investment banking has, in recent years, resembled a casino, and the massive scale of gambling losses has dragged down traditional business and retail lending activities as banks try to rebuild their balance sheets. This was one aspect of modern financial liberalisation that had dire consequences.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASPECT»

Discover the use of aspect in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to aspect and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

1

Aspect in Mandarin Chinese: A Corpus-based Study

Chinese, as an aspect language, has played an important role in the development of aspect theory. This book is a systematic and structured exploration of the linguistic devices that Mandarin Chinese employs to express aspectual meanings.

Richard Xiao, Tony McEnery, 2004

2

The Oxford Handbook of Tense and Aspect

This Handbook is a comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible guide to the topics and theories that current form the front line of research into tense, aspect, and related areas.

3

Aspect: An Introduction to the Study of Verbal Aspect and …

This is the first study of aspect, considered as a general linguistic phenomenon. It is intended for students of individual languages as well as for students of linguistics.

4

A Grammar of Aspect: Usage and Meaning in the Russian Verb

This book examines the aspect — the relationship between imperfective and perfective verbs — found in the Russian language.

5

The Parameter of Aspect

This second edition has been completely revised to include further development of the two-component theory, including new treatments of boundedness, dynamism and a general account of aspectual shifts.

6

The Evolution of Grammar: Tense, Aspect, and Modality in the …

Joan Bybee and her colleagues present a new theory of the evolution of grammar that links structure and meaning in a way that directly challenges most contemporary versions of generative grammar.

Joan Bybee, Revere Perkins, William Pagliuca, 1994

7

The L2 Acquisition of Tense-aspect Morphology

The analysis of the various languages included in this volume significantly advances our understanding of this phenomenon, and will serve as an important basis for future research.

M. Rafael Salaberry, Yasuhiro Shirai, 2002

8

Inner Aspect: The Articulation of VP

In particular, the author provides evidence for two event-related non-lexical projections called «inner aspect» and «event.» The former is found within the verb phrase and encodes information on the endpoint of an event.

9

Aspect-Oriented Software Development With Use Cases

This book is an important advance in modern methodology and is certain to influence the direction of software engineering in the next decade, just as Object-Oriented Software Engineering influenced the last.” —Kurt Bittner, IBM …

Ivar Jacobson, Pan-Wei Ng, 2005

10

Tense and Aspect in the Languages of Europe

This book is one of nine in a set on the «Typology of Languages in Europe». The goal of the series is to study the patterns and limits in cross-linguistic variation; this book focuses on tense and aspect in European languages.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASPECT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term aspect is used in the context of the following news items.

Orphan Trains: Exhibit, play bring to life a little known aspect of our …

The Orphan Train exhibit at The Stage Comany includes copies of images, letters, notes and posters. 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z 2015-07-05T09:57:04Z Orphan … «The Southern, Jul 15»

Aspect Software Unified IP, Hosted by Promero, Selected by …

Promero, a leading cloud hosting provider of call center solutions, announced today that Randstad Technologies selected Aspect Software … «Virtual-Strategy Magazine, Jul 15»

Parlour suggests key aspect of pre-season under Arsene Wenger

Former Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour told the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast Show for talkSPORT what he feels is the key thing about the way … «HITC, Jul 15»

Duggars bring attention to aspect of abuse

Working sibling abuse cases are among the most heart-wrenching cases we work at the Child Advocacy Center (CAC). Parents are upset … «Springfield News-Leader, Jul 15»

Randy Blaser: Gay marriage ruling simply a new aspect of long-term …

I first met Frusti in Boston in the spring of 1979 when I was researching a magazine article I wanted to write about the religious aspect of the gay … «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»

BEFORE THE CROSS | Following Christ an important aspect of …

Archbishop Robert J. Carlson, left, laughed with Mae Duggan June 18 after a luncheon and awards ceremony at which her husband, Martin … «St.Louis Review, Jul 15»

Family home comes with a lovely, sunny aspect

Family home comes with a lovely, sunny aspect. Darbishire Road, Fleetwood. Darbishire Road, Fleetwood — PRICE £116,950. Whitegates … «Fleetwood Today, Jul 15»

Apple Watch 2 rumored to retain every aspect of the original’s screen

Apple Watch 2 rumored to retain every aspect of the original’s screen. Posted on Jul 2nd, 2015. by Adrian Diaconescu · Apple · News · Wearables … «VR-Zone, Jul 15»

EU open source project aims to touch every aspect of computer …

THE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT ANDREWS has been awarded €900,000 (£638,000 or 478 billion Greek drachma) to extend the capacity of … «Inquirer, Jul 15»

Landmark Supreme Court decision on adjudication: Aspect

On 17 June 2015, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Aspect Contracts (Asbestos) Limited v Higgins Construction Plc [2015] UKSC … «Lexology, Jul 15»

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