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perspective

 
 
/pəˈspektɪv/ noun

Translation

WAY YOU THINK [C] the way you think about something
bakış/görüş açısı; perspektif
Being unemployed has made me see things from a different perspective.1106
DRAWING [U] when things are drawn so that they appear to be a realistic size and in a realistic position
çizim, perspektif; üç boyutlu çizim/taslak
13911343
put sth in/into perspective If something puts a problem into perspective, it makes you understand how unimportant that problem is.
bir sorunu bütün yönleriyle ortaya koymak
1765
(Definition of perspective noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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