envision
verb (used with object)
to picture mentally, especially some future event or events.
have envisioned
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present perfectof envision.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Cepeda has pledged to introduce a new economic and social model, one that his orthodox Communist father might have envisioned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
“I don’t think that in the ‘80s and the ‘70s, they could have envisioned the Elon Musks of the world at that point,” he said.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2025
Asked Wednesday if he could have envisioned this scorching of a start, he smiled and said, “For sure.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
If you look at the last few years and where we’ve been, people wouldn’t have envisioned this at all.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2024
But their lives and deaths have had a greater impact on my thinking as a scientist, scholar, historian, physician, son, and father than I could possibly have envisioned.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
