envision

American  

[en-vizh-uhn] / ɛnˈvɪʒ ən /

verb (used with object)

1. to picture mentally, especially some future event or events.

   to envision a bright future.

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envision British  

/ ɪnˈvɪʒən /

verb

1. (tr) to conceive of as a possibility, esp in the future; foresee

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Etymology

Origin of envision

First recorded in 1920–25; en- ¹ + vision

Compare meaning

How does envision compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• envisage vs. envision

Example Sentences

Similar to now, Musk envisioned requiring more batteries for EVs than the world was producing and he wanted to jump-start things.

From The Wall Street Journal

She doesn’t envision agents as stepping into their own fully fleshed out job titles.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then, sufficiently disturbed, he hauls in the AI cheerleaders, a suspiciously positive gang who can envision only medical miracles and grindless lives in which we’re all full-time artists.

From Los Angeles Times

But her third feature raises those stakes, envisioning an entire society imperiled by plague, the death toll climbing and panic spreading.

From Los Angeles Times

A scenario in which rising oil prices hit consumers so hard that the shock pushes the economy into a recession is what some traders in one part of the financial market are currently envisioning.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• anticipate
• conceive
• contemplate
• envisage
• foresee
• predict
• realize
• regard
• see
• visualize