Aug 4, 2022 18:41
2 yrs ago
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English term
to frame
English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
Business
"[They contributed] to our global macroeconomic views for nearly two decades, helping the firm frame a rapidly changing world so we can make the best investment decisions for our clients."
I don't understand the meaning of "frame" in this context.
Based on the dictionaries I have consulted, it seems that one meaning is "to create or formulate (a concept, plan, or system)".
Would it really mean "to create a rapidly changing world"? Or rather "to understand a rapidly changing world"? Any other ideas?
Thank you for your help!
I don't understand the meaning of "frame" in this context.
Based on the dictionaries I have consulted, it seems that one meaning is "to create or formulate (a concept, plan, or system)".
Would it really mean "to create a rapidly changing world"? Or rather "to understand a rapidly changing world"? Any other ideas?
Thank you for your help!
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40 mins
Selected
to understand
Yes, the idea here is to determine, define, and interpret the boundaries of the situation — in that way, to 'frame' it
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Note added at 12 hrs (2022-08-05 06:46:53 GMT)
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I think the idea in a way can be likened to a photography "framing " a shot — deciding what is important and needs to be in the frame, and what is peripheral and can be left out.
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Note added at 12 hrs (2022-08-05 06:46:53 GMT)
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I think the idea in a way can be likened to a photography "framing " a shot — deciding what is important and needs to be in the frame, and what is peripheral and can be left out.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
2 hrs
to form or develop in the mind / to conceive
To form or develop in the mind (the structure or image of a rapidly changing world);
To conceive (the structure or image of a rapidly changing world).
Frame:
2. To conceive or design.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/frame
To conceive (the structure or image of a rapidly changing world).
Frame:
2. To conceive or design.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/frame
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: Although that does to some extent encompass the situation here, I don't believe it is actually this definition of the word that comes into play here.
29 mins
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-1
7 hrs
embrace ..encompass
to frame => embrace ..encompass
Peer comment(s):
disagree |
ÖZGÜR ÜSTÜN
: Sounds like "to accept" the world as it is, not "to understand" it.
5 hrs
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???
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13 hrs
comprehend/interpret/understand
...identify, comprehend and interpret "a rapidly changing world"...
...in a way that it can be reflected as a painting in a "frame".
...in a way that it can be reflected as a painting in a "frame".
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1 day 29 mins
to form a comprehensive picture of
to frame is used figuratively here. A frame is what is placed around a physical picture and so in this sense a frame is placed around a mental picture. It is not an unusual term.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Kiet Bach
: Agree, but I think this answer is similar to mine. I said "in the mind", you said "mental". I said "structure or image", you said "comprehensive picture".
43 mins
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agree |
AllegroTrans
3 days 22 hrs
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1 day 3 hrs
contextualize
'frame' is being used here in a sense similar to 'framing a question' with a view to obtaining meaningful answers.
'framing' is a form of preparation designed to promote Tony's 'understanding' - and then 'the best investment decisions'.
“Contextualising your study” means creating the landscape within which the meanings that you intend readers or users to construct from your research become apparent. Contextualisation involves clarifying your assumptions, stating your intentions and goals and drawing boundaries around your research and its context(s)
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-13-7747-1_...
'framing' is a form of preparation designed to promote Tony's 'understanding' - and then 'the best investment decisions'.
“Contextualising your study” means creating the landscape within which the meanings that you intend readers or users to construct from your research become apparent. Contextualisation involves clarifying your assumptions, stating your intentions and goals and drawing boundaries around your research and its context(s)
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-13-7747-1_...
5 days
Get to grips with; get a handle on
A couple of idiomatic options which could work;
Peer comment(s):
neutral |
Tony M
: These are both options I initially considered, but discounted, as being in an altogether too 'familiar' register for the context we're dealing with here.
5 hrs
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Thanks Tony;
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AllegroTrans
: Not wrong, but the register is a little too casual. On the other hand if this merely helps the Asker to understand "frame" then it's useful
1 day 16 hrs
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Personally, they work for me;
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