Envision Meaning
/ɪnˈvɪʒn̩/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo conceive or see something within one's mind. To imagine.
Sentence Examples
I didn't envision him as a Klingon speaker; his forehead was too smooth.
That's not hard to envision.
I can envision a time when this will be very relevant.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The CEO likes to ____ a future where everyone uses renewable energy.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She could ____ herself leading the company to great success within five years.
Word Origin & History
From en- + vision, from Latin visionem (“a thing or sight seen”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Miller famously tried to use as little CGI as possible in Fury Road. Instead, he got people to make the freaky, impossible cars he’d envisioned—the spike-covered scavenger-mobiles, the monster-truck hot rod, the enormous War Rig that really serves as a main character in itself—into functional vehicles."
— 2017 December 1, Tom Breihan, “Mad Max: Fury Road might already be the best action movie ever made”, in The Onion AV Club:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The CEO likes to ____ a future where everyone uses renewable energy.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She could ____ herself leading the company to great success within five years.