envision
Americanverb (used with object)
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envisions,
present (3rd person singular)
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envisioned,
past participle, past
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envisioning
present participle
verb
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Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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envisionsimple
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envisionssimple
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have envisionedperfect
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has envisionedperfect
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am envisioningprogressive
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are envisioningprogressive
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is envisioningprogressive
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have been envisioningperfect progressive
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has been envisioningperfect progressive
Past
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envisionedsimple
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had envisionedperfect
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was envisioningprogressive
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were envisioningprogressive
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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.
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And when I emailed a wedding photographer whose Instagram feed seemed perfectly curated to how I envision our special day, he quoted me $30,000 for a starter package.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
The researchers envision vanillin eventually becoming an ingredient in advanced wound dressings, ulcer treatments, targeted drug delivery systems, and therapies designed to support tissue regeneration.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
I envision an originalist judge driving down a highway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Llyr Gruffydd, cabinet minister for rural resilience and sustainability, said the £20 fixed fine for idling was "insufficient", and not being used "in the way everyone might envision it".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
What kind of structures did he envision, and in what style?
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Ali envisions someday performing as the bug in the desert in the Middle East and maybe building a children’s public playground as a “fun manifestation” of the project.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
CEO Elon Musk envisions eventually launching more than 30 407-foot-tall rockets each day from the Louisiana site.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
He envisions future antivenoms that protect against a wider range of venoms while also being safer, less expensive and easier to manufacture on a large scale than many current treatments.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Pronto envisions unmanned tanks aiding firefighters in other former battlegrounds such as Syria and—eventually—Ukraine, part of an array of devices aiding firefighting in hazardous terrain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
She envisions an angry goddess stalking the halls, sending curses through the galleries like poison clouds.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
But investors are starting to worry that increasing adoption of AI agents could usher in a scenario similar to what Citrini Research envisioned in a viral report published earlier this year.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
In a statement last month, he said the singer had "worked up until the day she died" on multiple projects, and envisioned a legacy that continued long beyond her death.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Utopian stories can provide direction, while dystopian stories can identify dangers and test whether an envisioned future genuinely addresses exclusion, power and conflict.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Architect Warren Platner envisioned a warm and sensory aesthetic that framed an uninterrupted view.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Journalism, to Mrs. Richardson, seemed such a noble calling, one where you could do good from within the system, and in her mind she envisioned a mix of Nellie Bly and Lois Lane.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
“That is the sort of thing that young people need — hope when we are envisioning our future.”
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Spiegel was already envisioning a future in which smartglasses, rather than phones with apps, were the future of computing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
You’re envisioning a future in which you might have $100,000 of emergencies.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Though Ohtani feels better than he did before the break, according to Roberts, the team wasn’t envisioning this kind of start-and-stop buildup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
He concentrated on that tent, envisioning his next jump.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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