vision
Americannoun
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the act or power of sensing with the eyes; sight.
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the act or power of anticipating that which will or may come to be.
prophetic vision;
the vision of an entrepreneur.
- Synonyms:
- discernment, perception
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an 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.
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something seen or otherwise perceived during such an experience.
The vision revealed its message.
- Synonyms:
- chimera, phantasm, apparition
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a vivid, imaginative conception or anticipation.
visions of wealth and glory.
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something seen; an object of sight.
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a scene, person, etc., of extraordinary beauty.
The sky was a vision of red and pink.
verb (used with object)
noun
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the act, faculty, or manner of perceiving with the eye; sight
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the image on a television screen
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( as modifier )
vision control
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the ability or an instance of great perception, esp of future developments
a man of vision
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a mystical or religious experience of seeing some supernatural event, person, etc
the vision of St John of the Cross
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that which is seen, esp in such a mystical experience
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(sometimes plural) a vivid mental image produced by the imagination
he had visions of becoming famous
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a person or thing of extraordinary beauty
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the stated aims and objectives of a business or other organization
verb
Related Words
See dream.
Other Word Forms
- visionless adjective
Etymology
Origin of vision
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Latin vīsiōn-, stem of vīsiō “sight,” literally “a seeing,” equivalent to vīs(us) “seen,” past participle of vidēre “to see” + -iō -ion
Example Sentences
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“We need to plan for what we see as a vision for that property when the lease has expired,” Mayor Ashleigh Aitken told me.
From Los Angeles Times
It brought me this vision of isolation under the overhead lighting and this disconnect and chasing of attention in modern relationships.
From Los Angeles Times
That “high, mindless scream in the getaway car,” Ebert writes, “provides, for me, a very adequate vision of hell.”
The company expects the consolidated product to align its employees around a single vision.
And we thought we had a vision for it, which was very much fly-on-the-wall look at people living their lives.
From Los Angeles Times
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