envision
verb (used with object)
to picture mentally, especially some future event or events.
were 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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The first wedding planner Grace Kennedy and Hayden Tobin met gave them a $1.3 million quote for the ceremony they were envisioning on Lake Como.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
This was the script the Dodgers were envisioning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
The food was absolutely central to how we were envisioning the documentary.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2022
Is Solutions and Other Problems the same book you were envisioning back then?
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2020
OAKLAND, Calif. — Seeing Dustin Ackley in the No. 8 spot in the batting order wasn't what most fans were envisioning on opening day a year ago.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2013
