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 or US envision

Verb

[-aging, -aged] or -ioning, -ioned to believe to be possible or likely in the future: the commission envisages a mix of government and private funding [French en- in + visage face]

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

verb 2. foresee, see, expect, predict, anticipate, envision

Translations

envisage [ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ] vt (= foresee) → prever (= imagine); concebir

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envisage [ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ] vt (= imagine) → envisager (= foresee); prévoir

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envisage [ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ] vt → sich dat vorstellen;

I envisage that ... → ich stelle mir vor, dass ...

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envisage [ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ] vt → immaginare; prevedere