vision

vi·sion

 (vĭzh′ən)

n.

1.

a. The faculty of sight; eyesight: poor vision.

b. Something that is or has been seen.

2. Unusual competence in discernment or perception; intelligent foresight: a leader of vision.

3. The manner in which one sees or conceives of something.

4. A mental image produced by the imagination.

5. The mystical experience of seeing something that is not in fact present to the eye or is supernatural.

6. A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.

tr.v. vi·sioned, vi·sion·ing, vi·sions

1. To see in a vision.

2. To picture in the mind; envision.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vīsiō, vīsiōn-, from vīsus, past participle of vidēre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]

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vi′sion·al adj.

vi′sion·al·ly adv.

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vision

(ˈvɪʒən)

n

1. the act, faculty, or manner of perceiving with the eye; sight

2. (Broadcasting)

a. the image on a television screen

b. (as modifier): vision control.

3. the ability or an instance of great perception, esp of future developments: a man of vision.

4. a mystical or religious experience of seeing some supernatural event, person, etc: the vision of St John of the Cross.

5. that which is seen, esp in such a mystical experience

6. (sometimes plural) a vivid mental image produced by the imagination: he had visions of becoming famous.

7. a person or thing of extraordinary beauty

8. (Commerce) the stated aims and objectives of a business or other organization

vb

(tr) to see or show in or as if in a vision

[C13: from Latin vīsiō sight, from vidēre to see]

ˈvisionless adj

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vi•sion

(ˈvɪʒ ən)

n.

1. the act or power of sensing with the eyes; sight.

2. the power of anticipating that which may come to be; foresight: entrepreneurial vision.

3.

a. something seen in or as if in a dream, often attributed to divine agency.

b. the experience of such a perception.

4. a vivid, imaginative anticipation: visions of wealth and glory.

5. something seen; an object of sight.

6. a scene, person, etc., of extraordinary beauty.

v.t.

7. to envision.

[1250–1300; < Latin vīsiō act of seeing, sight, derivative of vid(ēre) to see]

vi′sion•less, adj.

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vision

Past participle: visioned
Gerund: visioning

Imperative

vision

vision

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	vision - a vivid mental image; "he had a vision of his own death" imagery, imaging, mental imagery, imagination - the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination" prevision - a prophetic vision (as in a dream) retrovision - a vision of events in the distant past
	2.	vision - the ability to see; the visual faculty visual modality, visual sense, sight visual system - the sensory system for vision sense modality, sensory system, modality - a particular sense exteroception - sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body stigmatism - normal eyesight achromatic vision - vision using the rods acuity, sharp-sightedness, visual acuity - sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) binocular vision - vision involving the use of both eyes central vision - vision using the fovea and parafovea; the middle part of the visual field chromatic vision, color vision, trichromacy - the normal ability to see colors distance vision - vision for objects that a 20 feet or more from the viewer eyesight, sightedness, seeing - normal use of the faculty of vision monocular vision - vision with only one eye near vision - vision for objects 2 feet or closer to the viewer night vision, night-sight, scotopic vision, twilight vision - the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight) daylight vision, photopic vision - normal vision in daylight; vision with sufficient illumination that the cones are active and hue is perceived peripheral vision - vision at the edges of the visual field using only the periphery of the retina
	3.	vision - the perceptual experience of seeing; "the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision"; "he had a visual sensation of intense light" visual sensation aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression - an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch"
	4.	vision - the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses; "popular imagination created a world of demons"; "imagination reveals what the world could be" imagination, imaginativeness creative thinking, creativeness, creativity - the ability to create fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings fancy - a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination fantasy, phantasy - imagination unrestricted by reality; "a schoolgirl fantasy" dreaming, dream - imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality" imaginary being, imaginary creature - a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction
	5.	vision - a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance; "he had a vision of the Virgin Mary" experience - an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"

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vision

noun

1. image, idea, dream, plans, hopes, prospect, ideal, concept, fancy, fantasy, conception, delusion, daydream, reverie, flight of fancy, mental picture, pipe dream, imago (Psychoanalysis), castle in the air, fanciful notion I have a vision of a society free of exploitation and injustice.

2. hallucination, illusion, apparition, revelation, ghost, phantom, delusion, spectre, mirage, wraith, chimera, phantasm, eidolon She heard voices and saw visions of her ancestors.

3. sight, seeing, eyesight, view, eyes, perception The disease causes blindness or serious loss of vision.

4. foresight, imagination, perception, insight, awareness, inspiration, innovation, creativity, intuition, penetration, inventiveness, shrewdness, discernment, prescience, perceptiveness, farsightedness, breadth of view The government's lack of vision could have profound economic consequences.

5. picture, dream, sight, delight, beauty, joy, sensation, spectacle, knockout (informal), beautiful sight, perfect picture, feast for the eyes, sight for sore eyes The girl was a vision in crimson organza.

Quotations
"Your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions" Bible: Joel
"Where there is no vision, the people perish" Bible: Proverbs

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vision

noun

1. The faculty of seeing:

eye, eyesight, seeing, sight.

Archaic: light.

2. Unusual or creative discernment or perception:

farsightedness, foresight, prescience.

3. An illusory mental image:

daydream, dream, fancy, fantasy, fiction, figment, illusion, phantasm, phantasma, reverie.

4. Something that is foretold by or as if by supernatural means:

divination, oracle, prophecy, soothsaying, vaticination.

verb

To form mental images of:

conceive, envisage, envision, fancy, fantasize, image, imagine, picture, see, think, visualize.

Informal: feature.

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Translations

إبْصاررؤياطَيْف، رُؤْيَه في الخَيال

zrakviděnívizepředvídavost

drømmesynsynvision

VisionWeitblickSehkraft

όραμαόραση

visiónvistavisión (de futuro)

näkyvisio

visionvueclairvoyance

éleslátáslátomás

framsÿnisjónsÿn; vitrun, hugsÿn

visionevistacampo visivolungimiranzavisionario

啓示展望幻視幻覚目標

iztēleiztēles spējaredzeredzes spējasapnis

kijkvisievisioen

framsynthetklarsynvisjon

widzenie

objetivovisão

predvídavosťvidenievízia

vidvizija

hägringsynvision

görme yeteneğihayalileri görüş

梦境梦幻眼光视力

vision

[ˈvɪʒən] N

1. (= eyesight) → vista f
to have normal vision → tener la vista normal
field of vision → campo m visual
see also double F
see also tunnel D

2. (= farsightedness) → clarividencia f, visión f de futuro; (= imagination) → imaginación f
we need vision to make this idea work → nos hace falta clarividencia or visión de futuro para hacer que esta idea funcione
he had the vision to see that → tenía la suficiente visión de futuro como para ver que ...
a man of (broad) vision → un hombre de miras amplias

3. (= dream, hope) → visión f
he outlined his vision of the company over the next decade → esbozó su visión de la empresa para la siguiente década
a vision of the future → una visión del futuro

4. (= image) I had visions of having to walk home → ya me veía volviendo a casa a pie

5. (Rel) → visión f
to have a vision → tener una visión
Christ appeared to her in a vision → tuvo una visión de Cristo, se le apareció Cristo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

vision

[ˈvɪʒ^ən] n

(= ability to see) → vision f
to have 20-20 vision → avoir une vision parfaite

(= view) → vue f

(= imagined future) → vision f
I have a vision of a free society → J'ai la vision d'une société libre.
That's my vision of how the world could be → C'est ma vision de ce que pourrait être le monde.

(= mental image) to have a vision of sb/sth → se représenter qn/qch
to have visions of doing sth → se voir en train de faire qch
He had visions of being surrounded by happy children → Il se voyait entouré d'enfants heureux.

(= hallucination) → vision f

(TV) (= picture) → image f
loss of vision → perte d'image

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

vision

n

(= power of sight) → Sehvermögen nt; within/beyond the range of vision → in/außer Sichtweite; he has good vision → er sieht gut ? field g

(= foresight) → Weitblick m; a man of vision → ein Mann mit Weitblick

(in dream, trance) → Vision f, → Gesicht nt (liter); it came to me in a vision → ich hatte eine Vision

(= image) → Vorstellung f; Orwell’s vision of the future → Orwells Zukunftsvision f

to have visions of wealth → von Reichtum träumen, sich (dat) → Reichtum vorgaukeln; I had visions of having to walk all the way home (inf) → ich sah mich im Geiste schon den ganzen Weg nach Hause laufen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

vision

[ˈvɪʒ/ən] n

a. (eyesight) → vista, capacità visiva

b. (imagination, foresight, apparition) → visione f
a man of vision → un uomo lungimirante or che vede lontano
my vision of the future → la mia visione del futuro
to see visions → avere le visioni
I had visions of having to walk home → già mi vedevo dover andare a casa a piedi

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

vision

(ˈviʒən) noun

1. something seen in the imagination or in a dream. God appeared to him in a vision. visioen طَيْف، رُؤْيَه في الخَيال видение visão vidění die Vision drømmesyn όραμαvisión nägemus, kujutlus رویا näky visionראייה दृष्टि vizija, priviđenje látomás bayangan sÿn; vitrun, hugsÿn visione 幻想 환상(꿈) 같은 광경 regėjimas, vizija vīzija; sapnis wawasan visioensyn, visjonwidzenie, wizja خيالي منظره: خيال:بصيرت: باصره، منظره: دباصري حس visão viziune мечта; видение videnie, vízia duhovno videnje vizija syn, vision จินตนาการ hayal 幻象，夢境 мрія تصور điều mơ thấy, cảnh mộng 梦幻（境）

2. the ability to see or plan into the future. Politicians should be men of vision. visie رؤيا прозорливост visão předvídavost der Weitblick vision διορατικότητα, οραματικότητα visión ettenägemisvõime بصیرت näkemys clairvoyanceחזון दूरदर्शिता vizionarstvo éleslátás wawasan framsÿni sagacia, intuito 洞察力 예측, 선견(지명) įžvalgumas iztēle; iztēles spēja wawasan visieframsynthet, klarsynwyobraźnia خيالي visão clar­vizi­une дальновидность predvídavosť vizija vizija framsynthet การมองการณ์ไกล ileri görüş 眼光，遠見 проникливість; передбачливість دور بيني، ژرف نگاہي tầm nhìn rộng 眼光

3. the ability to see or the sense of sight. He is slowly losing his vision. sig إبْصار зрение visão zrak die Sehkraft syn όρασηvista, visión nägemine بینایی näkökyky vueראייה दृष्टि vid látóképesség, látás penglihatan sjón vista 視力 시력 regėjimas redze; redzes spēja penglihatan gezichtsvermogensynwzrok خيال visão vedere зрение zrak vid vid syn[förmåga] ความสามารถในการมองเห็น görme yeteneği 視力 зір بصارت thị lực 视力

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

vis·ion

n. visión.

1. sentido de la vista;

2. capacidad de percibir los objetos por la acción de la luz a través de los órganos visuales y los centros cerebrales con que se relacionan. .

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

vision

n visión f, vista; blurred — visión nublada or borrosa; double — visión doble; far — visión lejana; near — visión cercana; night — visión nocturna; peripheral — visión periférica; tunnel — visión de túnel

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