单词 | with a view to |
释义 | > as lemmaswith a view to b. with a view to. extracted from viewn. (a) With the aim or object of; with the intention to. (i) Followed by an infinitive. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > in relation or with reference to or concerning forasmuch1297 as to1340 as fora1393 nentesa1400 accordingc1430 as respects1543 in (also with) relation to1551 relatively1609 quoad1622 referently1650 on, upon the score (of)1651 on account of1653 schetically1678 with a view to1692 apropos1749 as regards1797 in the matter of1881 in aid of1918 wise1942 the mind > will > intention > [phrase] > with the intention or object of allc1300 because1480 in the way of1548 in order for1610 with a (also the) view of1692 with a view to1692 out of a view to1719 the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > in preparation [phrase] > in anticipation of with a view to1692 in view of1710 1692 Bp. G. Burnet Disc. Pastoral Care vii. 175 The other way of reading the Scriptures, is to be done merely with a view..to raise Devotion, to encrease Piety, and to give good Thoughts and severe Rules. 1697 D. Jones Secr. Hist. White-Hall xlvi. 84 They were secretly promoting the same Might and Main..with a View to engage us in a Civil War. 1723 tr. F. C. Weber Present State Russia I. 160 With a View to secure the Cuban-Tartars to the Russian Interest. a1768 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. (1773) I. iv. iv. 721 The forcible carrying off or abduction of the woman's person, with a view to violate it. 1801 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1800 Characters 54/2 The troops had been embarked with a view to retake the island of Grenada. 1891 Law Times 92 105/2 The lady had contracted specifically with a view to bind definite separate estate. 1928 L. K. A. Iyer Mysore Tribes & Castes I. v. 186 Before he can marry her or even enter into negotiations with a view to do so, he must return to his native village. 2013 J. Martin & T. Storey Unlocking Criminal Law (ed. 4) xiv. 478 The mens rea of blackmail is that D must be acting with a view to gain for himself or another or with intent to cause loss to another. (ii) Followed by a gerund or (occasionally) verbal noun. ΚΠ 1719 R. West Inq. Manner of creating Peers 1 The Distribution of Lands..was made with a View to the keeping them in perpetual Subjection. 1756 T. Rutherforth Inst. Nat. Law II. vi. 237 Whatever civil laws enjoyn or forbid with a view to obtaining good, or preventing harm, to the body politic. 1785 Short View Proposals Final Adjustment Comm. Syst. 20 If the Planter chooses to consign his Sugars there with a view to selling them. 1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 53 They might..be advantageously introduced with a view to watering summer crops. 1879 L. Molinelli Eureka & its Resources v. 51 The company, with a view to keeping down expenses, have adopted the plan of leasing the mines. 1922 A. A. Tilley Medieval France viii. 325 The details are more happily grouped with a view to giving the illusion of real life. 1953 D. Bidney Theoret. Anthropol. v. 125 The potentialities of the earth and of seeds are cultivated with a view to the growing of edible plants. 2006 Tatler Aug. 89/1 Her father sent off some pictures of her to a modelling agency, with a view to establishing her as an actress. (iii) Followed by a noun or pronoun. ΚΠ 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Hair It was with a View to this, that such as afterwards quitted the World, to go and live in Cloisters, procured their Hair to be shaven off. 1767 W. Cowper Let. 10 Oct. (1979) I. 182 I am willing to suspect that you make this Enquiry with a View to an Interview. 1833 H. Martineau Messrs. Vanderput & Snoek i. 20 [He] allowed that such an indulgence might,—especially with a view to increased knowledge,—be extended to a sufferer like Christian. 1875 A. Helps Social Pressure iii. 49 The tendency is more and more to promote individual effort with a view to individual comfort. 1891 Law Times 90 373/1 The Belgian Government desired his extradition with a view to his trial in Belgium. 1928 Britain's Industr. Future (Liberal Industr. Inq.) v. 408 Rating areas should be drastically revised with a view to a more equal distribution of the burden of rates. 2015 E. Stewart New Habits xxix. 200 They were looking for foster parents with a view to adoption. (b) With regard or reference to. Somewhat rare. ΚΠ 1785 W. Paley Princ. Moral & Polit. Philos. vi. xii. 686 War may be considered with a view to its causes and its conduct. 1895 Daily News 26 Feb. 6/13 India Pale Ale is so called because it was originally made solely with a view to the climate of the East Indies. 2002 C. Slaughter Before Knife (2003) iii. 77 British veterinarians cordoned off the land with a view to the government's priorities. (c) In anticipation of. Somewhat rare. ΚΠ 1808 E. Sleath Bristol Heiress V. 329 With a view to his approaching nuptials, Lord Castleton presented him with a handsome service of plate. 1859 A. Bain Emotions & Will xi. 606 The commander of an army, reconnoitring his ground with a view to impending battle. 1976 L. Cazler Surv. & Surveyors of Public Domain 1785–1975 xiii. 150/1 In 1956, with a view to impending statehood, the Kateel and Umiat Initial Points were established. 1983 P. Dallas Ital. Wines (new ed.) viii. 120 Lessona winery is building up stocks of fine old wines with a view to the future rather than current sales. < as lemmas |
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