take a view
take a view verb: to form an opinion and take action on an issue which carries the risk of professional or legal liability; particularly where there is no obvious course of action.
Verb
take a view (third-person singular simple present takes a view, present participle taking a view, simple past took a view, past participle taken a view)
- To form an opinion and take action on an issue which carries the risk of professional or legal liability; particularly where there is no obvious course of action.
- Collate together all the information you can, but do remember that Michael's the one who'll take a view, not you.
- If the insurer refuses to cover the defect in the policy, the client is just going to have to take a view.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take.
Forms of take a view
| third-person singular present | takes a view |
|---|---|
| present participle | taking a view |
| past | took a view |
| past participle | taken a view |
Questions about take a view
- What does take a view mean?
- Take a view means to form an opinion and take action on an issue which carries the risk of professional or legal liability; particularly where there is no obvious course of action.
- What part of speech is take a view?
- Take a view is a verb.
- What is the past tense of take a view?
- The past tense of take a view is took a view.
Words near take a view in the dictionary
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