TAKE A DIM VIEW OF SB/STH

Meaning of TAKE A DIM VIEW OF SB/STH in English

to disapprove of sb/sth; to not have a good opinion of sb/sth :

She took a dim view of my suggestion.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VIEW — I. ˈvyü noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English vewe, from Middle French veue, vue, from Old French, from feminine …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIM — I. ˈdim adjective ( dimmer ; dimmest ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German timber …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIM — (v. i.) To grow dim.
Английский словарь Webster
DIM — (v. t.) To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; …
Английский словарь Webster
VIEW — /vyooh/ , n. 1. an instance of seeing or beholding; visual inspection. 2. sight; vision. 3. range of sight or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIM — — dimly , adv. — dimmable , adj. — dimness , n. /dim/ , adj., dimmer, dimmest , v. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VIEW — I. ˈvyü noun Etymology: Middle English vewe, vyewe, from Anglo-French, from feminine of veu, viewe, past participle of veer to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAKE — I. ˈtāk verb ( took ˈtu̇k ; tak·en ˈtā-kən ; tak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIM — I. ˈdim adjective ( dim·mer ; dim·mest ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dimm; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — substantive
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VIEW — noun appearance; show; aspect. 2. view ·noun the act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; …
Webster English vocab
TAKE — p.p. taken. 2. take ·noun the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. 3. take ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
DIM — vi to grow dim. 2. dim ·superl of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of apprehension; of weak perception; …
Webster English vocab
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAKE — [take] vb took ; tak.en ; tak.ing [ME, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka; akin to MD taken to take] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VIEW — / vjuː; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun OPINION 1. [ C ] view (about / on sth) a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAKE — / teɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( took / tʊk; NAmE / taken / ˈteɪkən; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIM — / dɪm; NAmE / adjective , verb ■ adjective ( dim·mer , dim·mest ) LIGHT 1. not bright : the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VIEW — I. view 1 S1 W1 /vjuː/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ view , ↑ overview , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DIM — I. dim 1 /dɪm/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative dimmer , superlative dimmest ) [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
VIEW — n. & v. --n. 1 range of vision; extent of visibility (came into view; in full view of the crowd). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DIM — adj. & v. --adj. (dimmer, dimmest) 1 a only faintly luminous or visible; not bright. b obscure; ill-defined. 2 not …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VIEW — n. & v. n. 1 range of vision; extent of visibility (came into view; in full view of the crowd). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAKE — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DIM — adj. & v. adj. (dimmer, dimmest) 1 a only faintly luminous or visible; not bright. b obscure; ill-defined. 2 not …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VIEW — n. & v. --n. 1. range of vision; extent of visibility (came into view; in full view of the crowd). …
Oxford English vocab
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1. tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Oxford English vocab
DIM — adj. & v. --adj. (dimmer, dimmest) 1. a only faintly luminous or visible; not bright. b obscure; ill-defined. 2 not …
Oxford English vocab
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VIEW — ( views, viewing, viewed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Your views …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIM — ( dimmer, dimmest, dims, dimming, dimmed) 1. Dim light is not bright. She stood waiting, in the dim light... ADJ …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIM — (~mer, ~mest, ~s, ~ming, ~med) 1. Dim light is not bright. She stood waiting, in the ~ light... ADJ ~ly …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIM — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dim/distant memory (= not clear, from a long time ago ) ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIM — Synonyms and related words : achromatic, achromatize, achromic, amorphous, anemic, ashen, ashy, banausic, bandage, barely audible, becloud, bedarken, bedazzle, bedim, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DIM — I. verb Dim is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ eye , ↑ light Dim is used with …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
VIEW — See ↑ LOOK 1, ↑ OPINION 1, ↑ SEE 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ come into view/come into sight • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
TAKE — INDEX: to take somebody or something from one place to another 1. to take someone or something from one place …
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DIM — adj. 25B6; adjective the dim light : FAINT, weak, feeble, soft, pale, dull, subdued, muted, wishy-washy. long dim corridors : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DIM — adj. 1 obscure, obscured, vague, faint, weak, weakened, pale, imperceptible, fuzzy, indistinct, ill-defined, indiscernible, undefined, indistinguishable, foggy, clouded, cloudy, nebulous, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SB — Should Be Slow Blow (type of electric fuse) Sweater Boy For more possible definitions for SB , click here ©1988-2002, …
Most Common Acronyms and Abbreviations English vocabulary
VIEW — noun 1 BAD : The view of all the blood on the ground made her feel ill. GOOD : The …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
VIEW — 1. сущ. 1) вид; пейзаж (тж. картина) 2) поле зрения, кругозор to burst, come into view ≈ внезапно появиться to …
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