aspect

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈæspɛkt/

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• Hyphenation: as‧pect

Noun

Singular aspect

Plural aspects

1. (countable) An aspect is a view of something, often something non-physical, such as an idea or a problem.

   In Chapter 2 we look at processor size. In Chapter 3 we consider other aspects of processor design.

2. (grammar) In English grammar, aspect is expressed as the form of a verb group showing the speaker's view of whether the situation the clause describes is complete or happens again and again.

   I go and I'm going are both in the present tense, but I'm going is in the progressive aspect as well.

Synonyms

• part
• side
• view
• feature
• characteristic

See also

• progressive aspect