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by-view

by-view noun: a private or selfish view; a self-interested aim or purpose.

Noun

by-view (plural by-views)

  1. A private or selfish view; a self-interested aim or purpose.
    • [N]o Man's Importunities ſhall weary him, no Man's Flattery ſhall bribe him, no By-views of his own ſhall miſlead him: He will arm himſelf perfectly in his Integrity; […]1706 October 8 (date delivered; Gregorian calendar), Francis Atterbury, “A Sermon Preach’d in the Guild-Hall Chapel, London, Sept. 28. 1706. Being the Day of the Election of the Right Honourable the...

Forms of by-view

pluralby-views

Origin of by-view

From by- + view.

Questions about by-view

What does by-view mean?
By-view means a private or selfish view; a self-interested aim or purpose.
What part of speech is by-view?
By-view is a noun.
What is the plural of by-view?
The plural of by-view is by-views.

Words near by-view in the dictionary

  1. by-the-numbers
  2. by-the-wind sailor
  3. by-the-wind sailors
  4. by-turning
  5. by-turnings
  6. by-view
  7. by-views
  8. by-wash
  9. by-washes
  10. by-way
  11. by-ways

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