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

Originally envisioned as a means to an end, the express trains, steam trains and mail trains quickly became the focus of my journey, the cities and towns like grouting smoothed around the tracks.

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If generations of diplomats viewed the post-Soviet challenges of Eastern Europe as a Gordian knot to be painstakingly unraveled, the president envisioned an easy fix: The borders matter less than the business.

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A similar—if not worse—reckoning could easily be in store for companies that are splashing out on AI, should demand fail to materialize in the way they envision.

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And it is difficult to envision Maduro in a place like Turkey, several time zones away from Caracas.

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We asked six workplace-design gurus to envision how architects and employers will try to fix what irks many workers about the office today:

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Related Words

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