envision

[en-vizh-uhn]

verb (used with object)

1. to picture mentally, especially some future event or events.

   to envision a bright future.

envision

/ ɪnˈvɪʒən /

verb

1. (tr) to conceive of as a possibility, esp in the future; foresee

Word History and Origins

Origin of envision¹

First recorded in 1920–25; en- ¹ + vision

Example Sentences

This wasn't the football that Unai had envisioned.

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It’s possible to envision marvelous things for Tesla and still be ho-hum on the stock.

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The film, brilliantly designed, envisions a near-future in which Manhattan has become a walled-off prison, the island’s borders lethally policed but its interior surrendered to lunatics and criminals.

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In fact, when the idea for “Pluribus” began tugging at Gilligan years ago, in the midst of “Better Call Saul,” he initially envisioned it having a male protagonist.

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The dwelling was designed by renowned architect John T. Lyle, who envisioned a “tranquil escape where you feel as if you are sitting in a mature forest,” the property’s description noted.

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Related Words

• anticipate 
• conceive 
• contemplate 
• envisage 
• foresee 
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• realize 
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