/ ˈæspekt; NAmE / noun
1.
[ C ] a particular part or feature of a situation, an idea, a problem, etc.; a way in which it may be considered :
The book aims to cover all aspects of city life.
the most important aspect of the debate
She felt she had looked at the problem from every aspect.
This was one aspect of her character he hadn't seen before.
2.
[ U , sing. ] ( formal ) the appearance of a place, a situation or a person :
Events began to take on a more sinister aspect.
3.
[ C , usually sing. ] ( formal ) the direction in which a building, window, piece of land, etc. faces; the side of a building which faces a particular direction
SYN orientation
4.
[ U , C ] ( grammar ) the form of a verb that shows, for example, whether the action happens once or repeatedly, is completed or still continuing
—see also perfect adjective (7), progressive adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (denoting the action or a way of looking): from Latin aspectus , from aspicere look at, from ad- to, at + specere to look.