aspect
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈæspekt/
/ˈæspekt/
- aspect of something The book aims to cover all aspects of city life.
- The exhibition will focus on various aspects of life and culture in the Middle East.
- the most important aspect of the debate
- She felt she had looked at the problem from every aspect.
- This was one aspect of her character he hadn't seen before.
- We have worked very hard on certain aspects of our game.
- The consultancy gives advice to manufacturers on the health and safety aspects of their products.
Extra Examples- The project has two main aspects.
- The service was excellent in every aspect.
- They provided assistance on various aspects of the job.
- We will be looking at many different aspects of pollution.
- Questions also cover much broader aspects of general health and fitness.
- This plan is very good from the social aspect.
- the positive aspects to retirement
- the theoretical aspects of the course
- the worst aspects of tourism
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- central
- crucial
- essential
- …
- have
- take on
- address
- …
- from the… aspect
- aspect to
- all aspects of something
- every aspect of something
- in every aspect (of something)
- …
- [singular, uncountable] (formal) the appearance of a place, a situation or a person
- Events began to take on a more sinister aspect.
- the dirty and seedy aspect of the bar
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- central
- crucial
- essential
- …
- have
- take on
- address
- …
- from the… aspect
- aspect to
- all aspects of something
- every aspect of something
- in every aspect (of something)
- …
- [countable, usually singular] (formal) the direction in which a building, window, piece of land, etc. faces; the side of a building that faces a particular direction synonym orientation
- Our room had a western aspect.
- The southern aspect of the school was dominated by the mountain.
- [uncountable, countable] (grammar) the form of a verb that shows, for example, whether the action happens once or repeatedly, is completed or still continuing see also perfect (7), progressive (3)
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the action or a way of looking): from Latin aspectus, from aspicere ‘look at’, from ad- ‘to, at’ + specere ‘to look’.