envisage
verb (used with object)
to contemplate; visualize.
were envisaging
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past progressiveof envisage.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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Nick Mackenzie, the boss of pub chain Greene King, told the BBC's Today programme the rise in the minimum wage was "slightly higher than we were envisaging".
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2024
He did not want to be sociable for the sake of being nice with those who were envisaging some use for him.
From An Apostate: Nawin of Thais by Steven (Steven David Justin) Sills
