to envision
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4.1
- verb
- /ɪnˈvɪʒən/
:
imaginar
- I don't know if that's the life that I see when I envision my future.
- envision a scenario
- hard to envision
- originally envisioned
How long do you envision being in this home?
- How long do you envision being in this home?
- Like I physically can't envision you having that kind of fun.
- And I thought, my God, I couldn't, you know, envision me doing that to him now.
- What do you, what do you envision the, the core take away being?
- Now, in terms of a treatment, it's difficult to envision wild animals undergoing cancer therapy.
- But I just think, Chip, envision yourself that you're out in the park.
- Now, mind you, I did not envision that this was going to go down this way.
Examples
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You can envision a better future that no one else can see.
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With a bit of imagination, one could envision kids walking alongside the jetties.
Academic text (2011) -
How long do you envision being in this home?
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This is a plan where you envision your perfect year.
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For the first time, he could envision a different kind of life for himself.
Fiction book (1990) -
If you envision it, it's a possibility.
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The culture concept asks us to envision a shared collection of symbols, beliefs, and practices.
Academic text (1999) -
Now the media center was beginning to look more like the beach scene I envisioned.
Academic text (2011) -
From designing video games to producing animated movies, an increasing number of young people envision themselves in technology-related careers.
Academic text (2011) -
When planning her career, she could envision herself as the CEO of a major tech company.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To picture something in your mind
∞
1.3
To form a picture in your mind of something not real
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2.7
To wish for something you want, often something unlikely to happen
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2.9
To imagine how something looks
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3.8
Form a clear picture of something in your mind
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5.3
To imagine something as possible or real
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6.8
To form a picture in your mind of something not present
How Clear
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word envision comes from the parts en- and vision, and vision means 'seeing'. So to envision is to 'see' something in your mind, which is why it means to imagine or picture a possible future situation.