purview

Meaning

  1. The enacting part of a statute.
  2. The scope of a statute.
  3. Scope or range of interest or control.
  4. Range of understanding.

Synonyms

scope
C1
view
B1
horizon
C1

mental outlook

extent
C1
purport
range
B1
confines
25k
bourn
bourne
22k
cause
A1
ceiling
C1
comprehension
22k
confine
C2
consequence
C1
denotation
distention
domain
C2
effect
B1
end
A1
🔚
expanse
25k
expansion
C2
foreground
34k
import
C2
intension
jurisdiction
C1
lengthiness
limit
B2
limits
B2
magnitude
C2
mark
A2
mete
35k
object
B2
objective
C1
outlook
C2
purpose
B1
reach
A2
sake
A2
🍶
sentinel
20k
sentry
C2
significance
C1
signification
sphere
C2
spread
B1
stint
22k
stretch
B2
tenor
21k
tract
C2
design
B2
Terminus
32k
Translations

bereik
Bereich

mefhum

konu
saha

sadet

omvang

campo de ação

mana
horizonte

όριο

horizon
perspective
portée
compétence
Frequency

36k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɜː(ɹ)vjuː/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
purveu
In summary

From Middle English purveu (“proviso”), from Anglo-Norman purveu est (“it is provided”), or purveu que (“provided that”) (statutory language), from Old French porveü (“provided”), past participle of porveoir (“to provide”), from Latin prōvideō (see provide). Influenced by view and its etymological antecedents.

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