English verb: envision | |||
1. | envision (creation) imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind | ||
Samples | I can't see him on horseback!. I can see what will happen. I can see a risk in this strategy. | ||
Examples | Did he envision his major works over a short period of time? | ||
Synonyms | fancy, figure, image, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine | ||
Verb group | realise, realize, see, understand, visualise, visualize | ||
2. | envision (creation) picture to oneself; imagine possible | ||
Samples | I cannot envision him as President. | ||
Synonyms | foresee | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine | ||