ENVISION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does envision mean? 

• ENVISION (verb)
  The verb ENVISION has 2 senses:

1. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

2. picture to oneself; imagine possible

  Familiarity information: ENVISION used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENVISION (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they envision    ... he / she / it envisions   
Past simple: envisioned   
Past participle: envisioned   
-ing form: envisioning   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

envision; fancy; figure; image; picture; project; see; visualise; visualize

Context example:

I can see a risk in this strategy

Hypernyms (to "envision" is one way to...):

conceive of; envisage; ideate; imagine (form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case)

Verb group:

realise; realize; see; understand (perceive (an idea or situation) mentally)

visualise; visualize (form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Sentence example:

Did he envision his major works over a short period of time?

Derivation:

envisioning (visual imagery)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Picture to oneself; imagine possible

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

envision; foresee

Context example:

I cannot envision him as President

Hypernyms (to "envision" is one way to...):

conceive of; envisage; ideate; imagine (form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

envisioning (visual imagery)

 Context examples 

For future therapies that preserve optic nerve axons, Huberman envisions the development of filters for virtual reality video games, television programs, or eyeglasses designed to deliver regeneration-inducing visual stimulation.

(Visual activity regenerates neural connections between eye and brain, NIH)

Researchers envision the creation of new graphene optical switches, which could also harness new optical frequencies to transmit data along optical cables, increasing the amount of data that can be transmitted.

(Graphene paves the way to faster high-speed communications, University of Cambridge)

Saif said that the teams envision the advance leading to the development of multicellular engineered living systems with the ability to respond intelligently to environmental cues.

(Researchers build microscopic biohybrid robots propelled by muscles, nerves, National Science Foundation)