envision
verb (used with object)
to picture mentally, especially some future event or events.
envisioned
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past participleof envision.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof envision.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
envisionverb (used with object)to picture mentally, especially some future event or events.
Example Sentences
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He has long argued that tennis’ fragmented governance holds the sport back and once envisioned himself leading a combined men’s and women’s tour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Byfield envisioned an "instrument" that could allow him to work a loom despite his disability.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
The law that established the CFPB, the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, envisioned two tracks for the bureau’s work.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
Some have turned their islands into lavish vacation compounds, while others have envisioned ambitious resorts or simply left much of the land untouched.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Jefferson himself thought in this French fashion, Adams claimed, confusing the seductive prospects envisioned in his imagination with the more limited possibilities history permitted.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
