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12 PHRASE You use in view of when you are taking into consideration facts that have just been mentioned or are just about to be mentioned. □  In view of the fact that Hobson was not a trained economist, his achievements were remarkable.

13 PHRASE If you have something in view , you are aware of it and your actions are aimed towards it. □  They have very clear career aims in view. □  Ackroyd worked out this whole plot with one objective in view.

14 PHRASE If you take the long view , you consider what is likely to happen in the future over a long period, rather than thinking only about things that are going to happen soon. □  Some investors are taking the long view. [Also + of ]

15 PHRASE If something such as a work of art is on view , it is shown in public for people to look at. □  A significant exhibition of contemporary sculpture will be on view at the Portland Gallery.

16 PHRASE If you do something with a view to doing something else, you do it because you hope it will result in that other thing being done. □  He has called a meeting of all parties, with a view to forming a government.

view|er ◆◇◇ /vjuː ə ^r / (viewers )

1 N‑COUNT [usu pl] Viewers are people who watch television, or who are watching a particular programme on television. □  These programmes are each watched by around 19 million viewers every week.

2 N‑COUNT A viewer is someone who is looking carefully at a picture or other interesting object. □  …the relationship between the art object and the viewer.

view|finder /vjuː fa I ndə ^r / (viewfinders ) N‑COUNT A viewfinder is a small square of glass in a camera that you look through in order to see what you are going to photograph.

view|point /vjuː pɔ I nt/ (viewpoints )

1 N‑COUNT Someone's viewpoint is the way that they think about things in general, or the way they think about a particular thing. □  The novel is shown from the girl's viewpoint.

2 N‑COUNT A viewpoint is a place from which you can get a good view of something. □  You have to know where to stand for a good viewpoint.

vig|il /v I dʒ I l/ (vigils ) N‑COUNT A vigil is a period of time when people remain quietly in a place, especially at night, for example because they are praying or are making a political protest. □  Protesters are holding a twenty-four hour vigil outside the socialist party headquarters. ● PHRASE If someone keeps a vigil or keeps vigil somewhere, they remain there quietly for a period of time, especially at night, for example because they are praying or are making a political protest. □  She kept a vigil at Patrick's bedside.

vigi|lant /v I dʒ I lənt/ ADJ Someone who is vigilant gives careful attention to a particular problem or situation and concentrates on noticing any danger or trouble that there might be. □  He warned the public to be vigilant and report anything suspicious. ●  vigi|lance N‑UNCOUNT □  Democracy is fragile and will not survive without constant vigilance.

vigi|lan|te /v I dʒ I læ nti/ (vigilantes ) N‑COUNT Vigilantes are people who organize themselves into an unofficial group to protect their community and to catch and punish criminals. □  …vigilante patrols.

vi|gnette /v I nje t/ (vignettes ) N‑COUNT A vignette is a short description, picture, or piece of acting which expresses very clearly and neatly the typical characteristics of the thing that it represents. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] The book is an excellent vignette of some of the major debates in science.

vig|or|ous /v I gərəs/