"with a view to" meaning in All languages combined

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Preposition [English]

Audio: En-au-with a view to.ogg [Australia]
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  1. (idiomatic) With the intention of, with the goal of (followed by a noun or a gerund). Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: with an eye to, with an eye towards Translations (with the intention of): met de bedoeling om (Dutch), mit dem Zweck (German), céljából (Hungarian), i því skyni að (Icelandic), ag súil le (Irish), i syfte att (Swedish)
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          "sense": "with the intention of",
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          "sense": "with the intention of",
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