Figure
Figure verb - To have as an opinion.
Usage example: the father figures that girls should have the same athletic opportunities as boys and supports his daughter's interest in soccer
View and figure are semantically related. In some cases you can use "View" instead the word "Figure" as a verb or a noun.
View
View verb - To look over closely (as for judging quality or condition).
How words are described
| good | good figure | good view |
| nice | nice figure | nice view |
| better | better figure | better view |
| similar | similar figure | similar view |
| Other adjectives: public, perfect, romantic, popular, black, dark, main, white, new, political. | ||
Common collocations
| development | figure development | view development |
| time | figure time | view time |
| way | figure way | view way |
Both words in one sentence
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She also seems to view Red as a substitute father figure, given how often she's hugged him when she's feeling stressed.
Source: Series / That '70s Show -
By the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Erik had already begun to view Charles as a brother figure.
Source: Film / X-Men: First Class -
Throughout the film, Rey comes to view Han Solo as a father figure, while Ren, Han's biological son, makes a desperate attempt to sever all ties to him by killing him.
Source: Foil
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