envision
verb
en·vi·sion
in-ˈvi-zhən 
en-
envisioned; envisioning; envisions
: to picture to oneself
envisions a career dedicated to promoting peace
Examples of envision in a Sentence
The inventor envisioned many uses for his creation.
She envisioned a better life for herself.
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It was envisioned by Frances Perkins during the Great Depression.
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E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
Lake Havasu City, Arizona Anyone moving to Lake Havasu City for retirement likely envisions spending as much time as possible outside.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
Humans can generate novel ideas, think abstractly and envision new possibilities that transcend existing patterns or trends.
—Brent Dykes, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Far from a general-purpose chatbot, the sandbox was envisioned as a secure, cost-effective environment for federal employees to explore how AI might be able to assist their work, according to the program’s code base on GitHub—for instance, by testing prompts and designing custom models.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
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E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
Lake Havasu City, Arizona Anyone moving to Lake Havasu City for retirement likely envisions spending as much time as possible outside.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
Humans can generate novel ideas, think abstractly and envision new possibilities that transcend existing patterns or trends.
—Brent Dykes, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Far from a general-purpose chatbot, the sandbox was envisioned as a secure, cost-effective environment for federal employees to explore how AI might be able to assist their work, according to the program’s code base on GitHub—for instance, by testing prompts and designing custom models.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Envision.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/envision. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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envision
verb
en·vi·sion
in-ˈvizh-ən
: to picture to oneself
envisions herself as a doctor
could not envision the building from the description
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