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envision

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɪnˈvɪʒn̩/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪʒən
  • CMU ARPABET: EH0 N V IH1 ZH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To conceive or see something within one's mind. To imagine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I can't see him on horseback!
  • I can see what will happen
  • I can see a risk in this strategy

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: visualize, visualise, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: imagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage

3

verb

Meaning 3

picture to oneself; imagine possible

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I cannot envision him as President

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: foresee

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: imagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage

History

Etymology

From en- + vision, from Latin visionem (“a thing or sight seen”).

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 想象 (xiǎngxiàng) — to conceive or see something within one's mind
  • Chinese Mandarin: 展望 (zhǎnwàng) — to conceive or see something within one's mind
  • Esperanto: vizii — to conceive or see something within one's mind
  • Finnish: visioida — to conceive or see something within one's mind
  • Finnish: kuvitella — to conceive or see something within one's mind
  • Finnish: nähdä mielessään — to conceive or see something within one's mind
  • French: envisager — to conceive or see something within one's mind
  • German: sich vorstellen — to conceive or see something within one's mind
  • Italian: immaginare — to conceive or see something within one's mind
  • Italian: prevedere — to conceive or see something within one's mind
  • Italian: pensare — to conceive or see something within one's mind
  • Italian: sognare — to conceive or see something within one's mind
  • Portuguese: visualizar — to conceive or see something within one's mind
  • Romanian: întrevedea — to conceive or see something within one's mind
  • Spanish: imaginar — to conceive or see something within one's mind
  • Spanish: visualizar — to conceive or see something within one's mind
  • Spanish: concebir — to conceive or see something within one's mind
  • Spanish: idear — to conceive or see something within one's mind
  • Spanish: discurrir — to conceive or see something within one's mind
  • Spanish: fraguar — to conceive or see something within one's mind
  • Swedish: föreställa sig — to conceive or see something within one's mind