countable a particular part, feature, or quality of something
aspect of:
a system of rules that covers almost every aspect of their lives
consider/discuss/deal with/focus on an aspect:
This chapter will consider several importantaspects of the teachingprocess.
the safety/security/health etc aspect:
The car has to lookgood, but without forgetting the safety aspect.
Synonyms and related words
Features and qualities
feature
quality
factor
2
countable usually singularformalthe direction in which a building or window faces
Synonyms and related words
General words for the position or direction of an object
geo-
position
direction
3
singular formalthe appearance of someone or something
Synonyms and related words
General words for appearances
optics
appearance
look
4
countable/uncountable linguisticsthe form of a verb group indicating whether an action, event, or situation is seen as continuing or as complete. In English there are two aspects, the progressive, such as ‘is arriving’ or ‘was arriving’, and the perfective, such as ‘has seen’ and ‘had seen’.
Synonyms and related words
Verb forms and tenses
aspect
auxiliary verb
conjugation
aspect
noun
US /ˈæspekt/
Word Forms
singular
aspect
plural
aspects
DEFINITIONS4
1
countable a particular part, feature, or quality of something
aspect of:
a system of rules that covers almost every aspect of their lives
the safety/security/health etc. aspect:
The car has to lookgood, but without forgetting the safety aspect.
consider/discuss/deal with/focus on an aspect:
This chapter will consider several importantaspects of the teachingprocess.
Synonyms and related words
Features and qualities
feature
quality
factor
2
countable usually singularformalthe direction in which a building or window faces
Synonyms and related words
General words for the position or direction of an object
geo-
position
direction
3
singular formalthe appearance of someone or something
Synonyms and related words
General words for appearances
optics
appearance
look
4
countable/uncountable linguisticsthe form of a verb group indicating whether an action, event, or situation is seen as continuing or as complete. In English there are two aspects, the progressive, such as ‘is arriving’ or ‘was arriving’, and the perfective, such as ‘has seen’ and ‘had seen’.