"envisage" meaning in English

See envisage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɛnˈvɪzɪdʒ/ Audio: en-us-envisage.ogg [US] Forms: envisage [canonical], envisages [third-person, singular], envisaged [past], envisaged [past, participle], envisaging [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|envisag|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you envisage something, you think that it will very likely happen. Synonyms: predict, imagine, plan
    Sense id: simple-envisage-en-verb-VeAufC6y
  2. If you envisage something, you imagine what it looks like. Synonyms: visualize
    Sense id: simple-envisage-en-verb-ctXXJEFn
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