envisage (redirected from envisages)

en·vis·age  (n-vzj)

tr.v. en·vis·aged, en·vis·ag·ing, en·vis·ag·es

1. To conceive an image or a picture of, especially as a future possibility: envisaged a world at peace.

2. To consider or regard in a certain way.

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[French envisager : Old French en-, in; see en-¹ + Old French visage, face; see visage.]

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envisage [ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ]

vb (tr)

1. to form a mental image of; visualize; contemplate

2. to conceive of as a possibility in the future; foresee

3. Archaic to look in the face of; confront

[from French envisager, from en-¹ + visage face, visage]

envisagement  n

Usage: It was formerly considered incorrect to use a clause after envisage as in it is envisaged that the new centre will cost £40 million, but this use is now acceptable

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

envisage - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?" conceive of, ideate, imagine create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands envision, fancy, picture, visualize, image, visualise, figure, see, project - imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" visualise, visualize - form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract; "Mathematicians often visualize" envision, foresee - picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President" fantasise, fantasize - portray in the mind; "he is fantasizing the ideal wife" prefigure - imagine or consider beforehand; "It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured" think - imagine or visualize; "Just think--you could be rich one day!"; "Think what a scene it must have been!" fantasise, fantasize, fantasy - indulge in fantasies; "he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company" daydream, dream, woolgather, stargaze - have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy

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envisage

verb

1. imagine, contemplate, conceive (of), visualize, picture, fancy, think up, conceptualize I can't envisage being married to someone like him.

2. foresee, see, expect, predict, anticipate, envision Scientists envisage a major breakthrough in the next few years.

Translations

envisage [ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ] VT

1. (= expect) → prever
it is envisaged that → se prevé que ...
an increase is envisaged next year → está previsto un aumento para el año que viene

2. (= imagine) → imaginarse
it is hard to envisage such a situation → es difícil imaginarse tal situación

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envisage [ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ] vt

(= imagine) [+ possibility, circumstances] → imaginer

(= contemplate) to envisage doing sth → envisager de faire qch

(= consider probable) → prévoir
Economists envisaged inflation falling to about 10 per cent → Les économistes prévoyaient que l'inflation tomberait à environ 10 pour cent.
to envisage that ... → prévoir que ...

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envisage

vt → sich (dat) → vorstellen; do you envisage any price rises in the near future? → halten Sie Preisanstiege in nächster Zukunft für wahrscheinlich?

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envisage [ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ] en£vi£sion [ɪnˈvɪʒ/ən] (Am) vt (expect) → prevedere; (imagine) → prefigurare

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envisage [ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ] en£vi£sion [ɪnˈvɪʒ/ən] (Am) vt (expect) → prevedere; (imagine) → prefigurare

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envisage

v envisage [inˈvizidʒ]

to picture in one's mind and consider This was the plan that we envisaged for the future. vooruitsig يَتَصَوَّر، يَتَخَيَّل представям си počítat s, zamýšlet forestille sig; tænke sig ins Auge fassen οραματίζομαι prever vaimusilmas nägema تصور کردن kuvitella envisager לְצַפּוֹת परिप्रदेश predvidjeti, zamisliti előre lát membayangkan gera sér í hugarlund prevedere 心に描く 마음에 그리다 numatyti, įsivaizduoti iztēlot; paredzēt menjangka zich voorstellen se for seg, danne seg et bilde av, forutse wyobrażać sobie encarar a avea în vedere представлять себе rátať s, predpokladať predvideti predvideti tänka sig, föreställa sig คาดการณ์ öngörmek, tahmin etmek 設想，想像 розглядати خیال میں لانا vạch ra 设想，想象