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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024as•pect /ˈæspɛkt/USA pronunciation n. - a particular part, feature, or phase of something:[countable]There are many aspects to this problem.
- a particular way in which a thing may be looked at or considered; side:[countable]Both aspects of the decision must be considered.
- appearance to the eye or mind:[countable]The room took on the aspect of a prison cell.
- expression (on one's face);
attitude: [countable]an aspect of quiet determination.[uncountable]was gloomy in aspect. - the side or surface facing a given direction:[countable]the northern aspect of the building.
- 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 © 2024as•pect (as′pekt),USA pronunciation n. - appearance to the eye or mind;
look:the physical aspect of the country. - nature;
quality;
character:the superficial aspect of the situation. - a way in which a thing may be viewed or regarded;
interpretation;
view:both aspects of a decision. - part;
feature;
phase:That is the aspect of the problem that interests me most. - facial expression;
countenance:He wore an aspect of gloom. Hers was an aspect of happy optimism. - bearing;
air;
mien:warlike in aspect. - view commanded;
exposure:The house has a southern aspect. - the side or surface facing a given direction:the dorsal aspect of a fish; the northern aspect of the house.
- 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.
- 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.
- [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- a-5 + -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 - appearance to the eye; visual effect
- a distinct feature or element in a problem, situation, etc; facet
- the way in which a problem, idea, etc, may be considered
- a facial expression; manner of appearing: a severe aspect
- a position facing a particular direction; outlook: the southern aspect of a house
- a view in a certain direction
- 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
- 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 |