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envisageenvisage /ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYenvisageOrigin: 1800-1900 French envisager, from visage; ➔ VISAGE VERB TABLEenvisage |
Present | I, you, we, they | envisage | | he, she, it | envisages | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | envisaged | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have envisaged | | he, she, it | has envisaged | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had envisaged | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will envisage | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have envisaged |
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Present | I | am envisaging | | he, she, it | is envisaging | | you, we, they | are envisaging | Past | I, he, she, it | was envisaging | | you, we, they | were envisaging | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been envisaging | | he, she, it | has been envisaging | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been envisaging | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be envisaging | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been envisaging |
THESAURUS to form a picture or idea in your mind about what something could be like► imagine to form a picture or idea in your mind about what something could be like: It’s hard to imagine him without a beard. ► picture to imagine something by making an image in your mind: I had pictured him as short and dark, but he was actually very tall. ► visualize to picture a situation, person, or action in your mind, especially because you want it to be like that or happen in that way in the future: Evans visualized every step he would take in the 400-meter race. ► conceive of something to think of a new idea or imagine a new situation, especially something very difficult to imagine: In Galileo’s time, people could not conceive of the Earth moving around the Sun. ► envision/envisage formal to imagine something as a possibility in the future: He envisions an America where poor children have just as many opportunities as richer ones. ► dream of something informal to imagine what it would be like to be a particular kind of person, do a particular job, etc. in the future: When she was a child she dreamed of being a famous actress. ► fantasize to think about something that is pleasant or exciting, but unlikely to happen: I fantasized about meeting the perfect woman who would do anything for me. ► daydream to think about nice things so that you forget what you should be doing: She found herself staring at her computer screen, daydreaming about opening a cupcake store. to imagine something that will happen in the future: The effects have been greater than we envisaged.► see thesaurus at imagine |