Vision Meaning
/ˈvɪʒ.ən/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe sense or ability of sight.
nounSomething seen; an object perceived visually.
Sentence Examples
Wearing glasses should correct your vision.
For others, it is a vision of what could be.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After the accident, his ____ was blurry, but his hearing was fine.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new manager has a clear ____ for the future of the company, focusing on innovation and global expansion today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English visioun, from Anglo-Norman visioun, from Old French vision, from Latin vīsiō (“vision, seeing”), noun of action from the perfect passive participle visus (“that which is seen”), from the verb videō (“to see”) + action noun suffix -iō.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[…]For to a Viſion ſo apparant, Rumor / Cannot be mute[…]"
— c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
"It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood. […] Yes, the quest was ended, the Lost Oasis was the Found!"
— 1892, James Yoxall, chapter 7, in The Lonely Pyramid:
"Visitations are a commonly reported afterlife phenomenon. For example, a dying patient has a vision of her mother, who has been dead for twenty years."
— 2005, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, David Kessler, On Grief and Grieving, →ISBN, page 107:
"For having the Idea of any thing in our Mind, no more proves the Exiſtence of that Thing, than the Picture of a Man evidences his being in the World, or the Viſions of a Dream make thereby a true Hiſtory."
— 1690, John Locke, “Of our Knowledge of the Existence of other Things”, in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, volume II, London: A. Bettesworth et al., published 1735, book III, page 250:
"I know you wanted me to stay
But I can't ignore the crazy visions of me in LA"
— 2020 April 3, Chappell Roan, Dan Nigro, “Pink Pony Club”performed by Chappell Roan:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After the accident, his ____ was blurry, but his hearing was fine.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new manager has a clear ____ for the future of the company, focusing on innovation and global expansion today.