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vision
[vizh-uhn]
noun
the act or power of sensing with the eyes; sight.
the act or power of anticipating that which will or may come to be.
prophetic vision;
the vision of an entrepreneur.
Synonyms: discernment, perceptionan experience in which a personage, thing, or event appears vividly or credibly to the mind, although not actually present, often under the influence of a divine or other agency.
a heavenly messenger appearing in a vision.
something seen or otherwise perceived during such an experience.
The vision revealed its message.
a vivid, imaginative conception or anticipation.
visions of wealth and glory.
something seen; an object of sight.
a scene, person, etc., of extraordinary beauty.
The sky was a vision of red and pink.
verb (used with object)
to envision, or picture mentally.
She tried to vision herself in a past century.
vision
/ ˈvɪʒən /
noun
the act, faculty, or manner of perceiving with the eye; sight
the image on a television screen
( as modifier )
vision control
the ability or an instance of great perception, esp of future developments
a man of vision
a mystical or religious experience of seeing some supernatural event, person, etc
the vision of St John of the Cross
that which is seen, esp in such a mystical experience
(sometimes plural) a vivid mental image produced by the imagination
he had visions of becoming famous
a person or thing of extraordinary beauty
the stated aims and objectives of a business or other organization
verb
(tr) to see or show in or as if in a vision
Other Word Forms
- visionless adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of vision1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
She later had a “vision” of a Manhattan brownstone and was soon living in one thanks to Cornelius Vanderbilt.
On Thursday, he will lay out a detailed vision for the company for the first time at an investor gathering in London.
We want to know it all, to see every vision of the next life and spend our lives doing whatever we can to get there.
"Rhyl's regeneration is under way," said the council, "but this long-term vision takes time".
It is a chance for him to set out his spiritual and geopolitical vision after six months as pontiff, notable for its relative quiet after years of turbulence in the Catholic Church.
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