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Hly2004 Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
my understanding of "perspective"
The value of online ads grew by 70% in the first half of 2006. For the first three months of 2006, the Newspaper Association of America announced that advertising for all the country's newspaper websites grew by 35% from the same period in 2005, to a total of $613m. But to put that in perspective, But to put that in perspective, print and online ads together grew by only 1.8%, to $11 billion, because print advertising was flat.
Does "to put that in perspective" means "to consider it together with other facts and situations"?
Here's what I found:
If something is in perspective, it is considered as part of a complete situation so that you have an accurate and fair understanding of it:
Putting the past in perspective is an enormous task. (What does it mean?)
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=perspective*1+0&dict=A
Does "to put that in perspective" means "to consider it together with other facts and situations"?
Here's what I found:
If something is in perspective, it is considered as part of a complete situation so that you have an accurate and fair understanding of it:
Putting the past in perspective is an enormous task. (What does it mean?)
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=perspective*1+0&dict=A
Top answer
I'm not clear on your question, Hly. Your definition and Cambridge's both seem reasonably accurate. To put into perspective is to cause to view from a further vantage point, to gain a more realistic sense of the proportion of the statement/idea/data.
- I'm not clear on your question, Hly.
- Your definition and Cambridge's both seem reasonably accurate.
- To put into perspective is to cause to view from a further vantage point, to gain a more realistic sense of the proportion of the statement/idea/data.
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I'm not clear on your question, Hly. Your definition and Cambridge's both seem reasonably accurate. To put into perspective is to cause to view from a further vantage point, to gain a more realistic sense of the proportion of the statement/idea/data.
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To look from a distance at things, in order to get rid of the little detail and to find the grand/characteristic lines.
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Thanks, But I just cannot figure out the logic in the sentences. Why should 'but' be used?
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Because he's changing the view, and looking at other things, which might not be as positive as the first data he's mentioned. You must have "put into perspective" in your native language too.
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I think "put that in perspective" means "comparing with something else".
Am I right? I just cannot understand the meaning of "in perspective", generally, I'd like to use "from someone's perspective" (=viewpoint)
Am I right? I just cannot understand the meaning of "in perspective", generally, I'd like to use "from someone's perspective" (=viewpoint)
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in perspective: having a global look at things, not only at some details, avoiding focussing just on details
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