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
In interviews with Votebeat Michigan reporter Hayley Harding, two of the letter’s signatories did not go into specifics about what they were envisioning; you can read our full report on the letter here.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2025
This was the script the Dodgers were envisioning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
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
