envisage
verb (used with object)
to contemplate; visualize.
is envisaging
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present progressiveof envisage (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I do not think ... anybody is envisaging a military option in the near-term," said the Western diplomat.
From Reuters ● Dec. 19, 2022
“My God, the thought of being without him – the world would be too bleak!” says Reiner, and Brooks’ face falls a little, as if he is envisaging all too clearly a world without Reiner.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 20, 2020
No wonder new Palace manager Roy Hodgson is envisaging an “even worse scenario” for his team in a few weeks.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 21, 2017
The sudden necessity for exhuming centre-halves who thought their World Cup days were behind them can only mean Capello is envisaging problems of some sort with Rio Ferdinand or John Terry, possibly both.
From The Guardian ● May 8, 2010
