envision
verbNAmE//ɪnˈvɪʒən//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they envision he / she / it envisions
past simple envisioned
-ing form envisioning
- think
- see
- envision
- imagine to form an idea in your mind of what someone or something might be like:The house was just as she had imagined it.
- think to imagine something that might happen:I can't think of a better place for a wedding. Just think —this time tomorrow we'll be lying on a beach.
- see to consider something as a future possibility; to imagine someone as something:I can't see her changing her mind. His colleagues see him as a future director.
- envision to imagine what a situation will be like in the future, especially a situation that you intend to work toward:They envision an equal society, free from poverty and disease. In ten years, I envision myself running my own business. Envision is used especially in business and political contexts.
- to imagine/see/envision somebody/something as something
- to imagine/see/envision (somebody) doing something
- to be able to imagine/think/see/envision who/what/how…
- to imagine/think/envision that…
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