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envision

[ en-vizh-uhn ]

verb (used with object)

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

    to envision a bright future.



envision

/ ɪˈɪə /

verb

  1. tr to conceive of as a possibility, esp in the future; foresee
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of envision1

First recorded in 1920–25; en- 1 + vision
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His vow that short-term pain would mean long-term gain resonated with a number of these voters, who envisioned better jobs and a more even playing field on the other side of the tariffs.

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Subject to this caveat, he envisions a future where the US protects its manufacturing industries more than its agricultural goods.

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The slowdown is expected to have a ripple effect at the port, though Seroka said he didn’t envision “mass layoffs.”

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He said he doesn’t have to crane his neck too hard to envision a viable GOP path to the governorship.

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They envisioned it as a dating site where people would upload videos and score them.

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