"envision" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈvɪʒən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-envision.wav [Southern-England] Forms: envisions [present, singular, third-person], envisioning [participle, present], envisioned [participle, past], envisioned [past]
Rhymes: -ɪʒən Etymology: From en- + vision, from Latin visionem (“a thing or sight seen”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|vision}} en- + vision, {{uder|en|la|visionem||a thing or sight seen}} Latin visionem (“a thing or sight seen”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} envision (third-person singular simple present envisions, present participle envisioning, simple past and past participle envisioned)
  1. (transitive) To conceive or see something within one's mind. To imagine. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Thinking Synonyms: envisage, visualize, dream, imagine, think up Translations (to conceive or see something within one's mind): 想象 (xiǎngxiàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 展望 (zhǎnwàng) (Chinese Mandarin), vizii (Esperanto), visioida (Finnish), kuvitella (Finnish), nähdä mielessään (Finnish), envisager (French), immaginare (Italian), prevedere (Italian), pensare (Italian), sognare (Italian), visualizar (Portuguese), întrevedea (Romanian), föreställa sig (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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      "word": "întrevedea"
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