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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She envisioned that upstairs space as a playroom for the children, but an antique pool table from her father took up much of the available area.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
"Workers should be consulted before their likeness or expertise is used in a way they could never had envisioned when they signed contracts decades ago," said MEAA's acting CEO Adam Portelli.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
When we bought the place, I envisioned our children running wild in the backyard under the climbing wisteria, but the wisteria is invasive, and it ate away at our fence and choked the rhododendrons.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
Yet despite the early hype, many traditionalists had no love for the electric bikes, and the rush of new customers Harley envisioned never materialized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
The agency envisioned itself developing the technology to launch weather satellites, probes we could send to the moon, and satellites that could warn us if a missile was coming.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
