envision
verb (used with object)
to picture mentally, especially some future event or events.
was envisioning
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past progressiveof envision.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“Where are you headed for this?: And Blitz was envisioning how this “Color Purple” was going to evolve.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
That outer shell couldn’t function like that of a sea turtle, for example; it had to be broken up into distinct sections that would allow for what Cameron was envisioning.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2022
“I was envisioning all of the phone calls that I would be having to make later and how those patients were going to have those same feelings or possibly be in even more dire circumstances.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
But that didn't pan out — not the way he was envisioning, anyway.
From Fox News ● Feb. 18, 2022
I was envisioning one particular spot on the floor, a pile of imported Tunisian pillows, perfect to curl up in and e-mail friends.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
