envision
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has envisionedperfect 3rd person singular
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have envisionedperfect
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is envisioningprogressive 3rd person singular
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have been envisioningperfect progressive
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envisioningparticiple
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envisionssingular 3rd person
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am envisioningprogressive 1st person singular
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has been envisioningperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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are envisioningprogressive
Past
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had envisionedperfect
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was envisioningprogressive singular
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were envisioningprogressive plural
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envisionedparticiple
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envisionedsimple
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had been envisioningperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of envision
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Explanation
The verb envision means to imagine or picture. Kids often envision themselves doing exciting things when they grow up, like being movie stars, professional athletes, or astronauts. The word envision comes from the Latin en-, which means "cause to be," and visionem, meaning "a thing seen." Career paths aren't the only things that can be envisioned. If you envision a cleaner world, you may volunteer to pick up trash on the beach. If you envision a more peaceful world, you might make your brother and sister play in separate rooms to stop them from screaming at each other.
Vocabulary lists containing envision
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Example Sentences
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The scenario we can’t envision is Platner experiencing a collapse but staying in the race anyway.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
Even people who have witnessed the journey from a 19-year-old making his first-team breakthrough - after joining Southport on loan from Blackburn Rovers - have struggled to envision Raya's rise.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Government development plans envision the expansion of existing naval and air facilities across the islands.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
If a person, especially a man, shows up to a relationship as someone you can’t envision spending an extended period of time with, then that’s not your person.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
“Oh, yes, I have a hand in everything. Scene setting, how the actors move, title cards, camera effects. I envision the whole movie in my head and get it all down in the continuity script.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
