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envision
en·vi·sion E0168500 (ĕn-vĭzh′ən)tr.v. en·vi·sioned, en·vi·sion·ing, en·vi·sions To picture in the mind; imagine.envision (ɪnˈvɪʒən) vb (tr) to conceive of as a possibility, esp in the future; foreseeen•vi•sion (ɛnˈvɪʒ ən) v.t. to picture mentally, esp. some future event or events. [1920–25] envision Past participle: envisioned Gerund: envisioning
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envision | envision |
Present |
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I envision | you envision | he/she/it envisions | we envision | you envision | they envision |
Preterite |
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I envisioned | you envisioned | he/she/it envisioned | we envisioned | you envisioned | they envisioned |
Present Continuous |
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I am envisioning | you are envisioning | he/she/it is envisioning | we are envisioning | you are envisioning | they are envisioning |
Present Perfect |
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I have envisioned | you have envisioned | he/she/it has envisioned | we have envisioned | you have envisioned | they have envisioned |
Past Continuous |
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I was envisioning | you were envisioning | he/she/it was envisioning | we were envisioning | you were envisioning | they were envisioning |
Past Perfect |
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I had envisioned | you had envisioned | he/she/it had envisioned | we had envisioned | you had envisioned | they had envisioned |
Future |
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I will envision | you will envision | he/she/it will envision | we will envision | you will envision | they will envision |
Future Perfect |
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I will have envisioned | you will have envisioned | he/she/it will have envisioned | we will have envisioned | you will have envisioned | they will have envisioned |
Future Continuous |
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I will be envisioning | you will be envisioning | he/she/it will be envisioning | we will be envisioning | you will be envisioning | they will be envisioning |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been envisioning | you have been envisioning | he/she/it has been envisioning | we have been envisioning | you have been envisioning | they have been envisioning |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been envisioning | you will have been envisioning | he/she/it will have been envisioning | we will have been envisioning | you will have been envisioning | they will have been envisioning |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been envisioning | you had been envisioning | he/she/it had been envisioning | we had been envisioning | you had been envisioning | they had been envisioning |
Conditional |
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I would envision | you would envision | he/she/it would envision | we would envision | you would envision | they would envision |
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I would have envisioned | you would have envisioned | he/she/it would have envisioned | we would have envisioned | you would have envisioned | they would have envisioned | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | envision - imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"fancy, picture, visualize, image, visualise, figure, see, projectrealize, see, understand, realise - perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea"visualise, visualize - form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract; "Mathematicians often visualize"conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?" | | 2. | envision - picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"foreseeconceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?" |
envisionverb conceive of, expect, imagine, predict, anticipate, see, contemplate, envisage, foresee, visualize trying to envision the outcome of his actionsenvisionverb1. To form mental images of:conceive, envisage, fancy, fantasize, image, imagine, picture, see, think, vision, visualize.Informal: feature.2. To know in advance:anticipate, divine, foreknow, foresee, see.Translationsenvision
envision (someone or something) as (someone or something else)To picture or fantasize about someone or something as being different than it currently is. I'm sorry, but Brian is so shy that I just can't envision him as a news anchor. Try to envision the office as a nursery.See also: envision, somethingenvision someone as someone else and envision something as something elseto imagine or fantasize someone as someone else; to imagine or fantasize something as something else. I envision her as the next company president. We envisioned this as larger than it turned out to be.See also: else, envisionEncyclopediaSeeIDEAMedicalSeeideaenvision
Synonyms for envisionverb conceive ofSynonyms- conceive of
- expect
- imagine
- predict
- anticipate
- see
- contemplate
- envisage
- foresee
- visualize
Synonyms for envisionverb to form mental images ofSynonyms- conceive
- envisage
- fancy
- fantasize
- image
- imagine
- picture
- see
- think
- vision
- visualize
- feature
verb to know in advanceSynonyms- anticipate
- divine
- foreknow
- foresee
- see
Synonyms for envisionverb imagineSynonyms- fancy
- picture
- visualize
- image
- visualise
- figure
- see
- project
Related Words- realize
- see
- understand
- realise
- visualise
- visualize
- conceive of
- envisage
- ideate
- imagine
verb picture to oneselfSynonymsRelated Words- conceive of
- envisage
- ideate
- imagine
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