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standpoint

/ˈstændpɔɪnt/

Meanings
noun
Point of view; perspective

Examples :

"From my standpoint, the school's new dress code is too strict. "
attitude point philosophy mind position

Related Words

Illustration school

school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

Illustration from

from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

Used to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

Illustration code

code noun

/kəʊd/ /koʊd/

A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents.

"This flavour of soup has been assigned the code WRT-9."

Illustration new

new noun

/njʉː/ /n(j)u/ /njuː/

Things that are new.

"Out with the old, in with the new."

Illustration of

of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

Illustration dress

dress noun

/dɹɛs/

An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes skirts below the waist.

"Amy and Mary looked very pretty in their dresses."

Illustration point

point noun

/pɔɪnt/

A discrete division of something.

"The presentation had five key points. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration too

too adverb

/tuː/ /tu/

(focus) Likewise.

"My brother is tired, too. "

Illustration view

view noun

/vjuː/

(physical) Visual perception.

"From my view of the classroom, I could see the teacher writing on the board. "

Illustration strict

strict adjective

/stɹɪkt/

Strained; drawn close; tight.

"strict embrace"

Illustration perspective

perspective noun

/pɚˈspɛktɪv/

A view, vista or outlook.

"From my perspective, the best way to improve our team's performance is to have more collaborative meetings. "