in view of

English

Pronunciation

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Preposition

in view of

1. (idiomatic) Considering.
   • 1953 April, “Notes and News: Locomotive Notes”, in Railway Magazine, page 283:

     Mr. Thomas adds that, by the time it was scrapped, Kingsley was in very bad condition, little more than a shell in fact. In view of the rough usage to which the engine had been subjected, this is not surprising.

   • 2013 June 16, John Lichfield, “Forget Russia's problems – it's France that's almost Bolshevik, says Gérard Depardieu”, in The Independent:

     France, he said, was “almost a Bolshevik country”, in view of the “hidden scandals” such as that of the former Budget minister Jerome Cahuza

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in,‎ view,‎ of.

   They stopped when they were in view of the town.

Synonyms

• in light of
• in the light of

Translations

considering

• Arabic: فِي ضَوْء (fī ḍawʔ), بِالنَّظَر إِلَى (bi-n-naẓar ʔilā)

  Egyptian Arabic: في ضوء (fī ḍūʔ)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鑒於 / 鉴于 (zh) (jiànyú), 鑑於 / 鉴于 (zh) (jiànyú)

• Dutch: gezien (nl), met oog op
• Finnish: huomioon ottaen, ottaen huomioon
• French: au vu de (fr)
• German: angesichts (de)
• Italian: visto (it)
• Polish: z racji, z uwagi na (pl)
• Romanian: dat fiind, având în vedere
• Russian: ввиду́ (ru) (vvidú)
• Spanish: en vista de
• Walloon: veyanmint (wa)