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vi·sion  (vzhn)

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 as if with the eyes the supernatural or a supernatural being.

6. A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.

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

To see in or as if in a vision; envision.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vsi, vsin-, from vsus, past participle of vidre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]

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vision·al adj.

vision·al·ly adv.

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vision [ˈvɪʒən]

n

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

2. (Communication Arts / 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. (Business / 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

[from Latin vīsiō sight, from vidēre to see]

visionless  adj

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

Translations

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

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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

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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

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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

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vision

n vision [ˈviʒən]

1 something seen in the imagination or in a dream God appeared to him in a vision. visioen طَيْف، رُؤْيَه في الخَيال видение vidění drømmesyn die Vision όραμα visión nägemus, kujutlus رویا näky vision רְאִייָה दृष्टि vizija, priviđenje látomás bayangan sÿn; vitrun, hugsÿn visione 幻想 환상(꿈) 같은 광경 regėjimas, vizija vīzija; sapnis wawasan visioen syn, visjon widzenie, wizja 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 předvídavost vision der Weitblick διορατικότητα, οραματικότητα visión (de futuro) ettenägemisvõime بصیرت kyky nähdä tulevaisuuteen clairvoyance חָזוֹן दूरदर्शिता vizionarstvo éleslátás wawasan framsÿni sagacia, intuito 洞察力 예측, 선견(지명) įžvalgumas iztēle; iztēles spēja wawasan visie framsynthet, klarsyn wyobraźnia visão clar­vizi­une дальновидность predvídavosť vizija vizija framsynthet ทัศนวิสัย 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 zrak syn die Sehkraft όραση vista, visión nägemine بینایی näkökyky vue רְאִייָה दृष्टि vid látóképesség, látás penglihatan sjón vista 視力 시력 regėjimas redze; redzes spēja penglihatan gezichtsvermogen syn(sevne) wzrok visão vedere зрение zrak vid vid syn[] การเห็นหรือรู้ล่วงหน้า görme yeteneği 視力 зір بصارت thị lực 视力