"With a view to" is a compound preposition that has a gerund as its object. You can use it to express purpose or when you are planning to do something in the future.

"With a view to" is a compound preposition that has a gerund as its object. You can use it to express purpose or when you are planning to do something in the future.

Olivia worked hard with a view to applying to a good university in the US.

When using this preposition at the beginning of a sentence, add a comma after the introductory phrase.

With a view to applying to a good university in the US, Olivia worked hard.

With a view to applying to a good university in the US Olivia worked hard.

The prepositional phrase "with a view to" is mainly used in formal and semiformal language.

With a view to applying this technique to drug discovery in the future, the researcher used a specific type of cluster analysis.

Remember, this construction is followed by a verb in the gerund, and not an infinitive.

Many investors are selling shares with a view to buying them back more cheaply.

Many investors are selling shares with a view to buy them back more cheaply.

The following synonyms of "with a view to" are used in the same way:

• With the intention of
• With the aim of
• For the purpose of/With the purpose of