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   vision

   /ˈvɪʒn/

   noun

   • 1. the faculty or state of being able to see: "she had defective vision" Similar eyesightsightpower of sightfaculty of sightability to seepower of seeingpowers of observationobservationperceptionvisual perceptioneyesfield of visionviewperspective
   • ▪ the images seen on a television screen: "the box converts the digital signal into sound and vision on an ordinary TV"
   • 2. the ability to think about or plan the future with imagination or wisdom: "the organization had lost its vision and direction" Similar imaginationcreativitycreative powerinventivenessinnovationinspirationintuitionperceptivenessperceptionbreadth of viewforesightinsightfar-sightednesspresciencediscernmentawarenesspenetrationshrewdnesssharpnesscleverness
   • ▪ a mental image of what the future will or could be like: "a utopian vision of society"
   • 3. an experience of seeing someone or something in a dream or trance, or as a supernatural apparition: "the idea came to him in a vision" Similar apparitionspectrephantomhallucinationghostwraithshadowmanifestationchimeraillusionmirageimagebodachduppyinformal:spookliterary:phantasmshaderevenantwightvisitantrare:eidolonmanes
   • ▪ a vivid mental image, especially a fanciful one of the future: "he had visions of becoming the Elton John of his time" Similar dreamdaydreamreveriemental pictureconceptualizationplanshopesfantasyfancyflight of fancyfanciful notionpipe dreamdelusionfigment of the imaginationprospect
   • 4. a person or sight of unusual beauty: "madame was a vision in black velvet" Similar beautiful sightvision of lovelinessfeast for the eyespleasure to beholddelightdreambeautyspectaclepicturejoymarvelsensationinformal:sight for sore eyeseyefulstunnercrackersmasherknockoutlookergood-lookerbobby-dazzlerpeachhoney

   verb

   • 1. imagine: rare "we visioned a small lawn surrounded with a perfect tangle of trees"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a supernatural apparition): via Old French from Latin visio(n-), from videre ‘to see’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. visional adjective
   • 2. visionless adjective

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   What is vision noun?

   • Definition of vision noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [uncountable] the ability to see; the area that you can see from a particular position Cats have good night vision. Her vision was still blurry. The disease causes a gradual loss of peripheral vision. He glimpsed something on the edge of his vision.

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   What does it mean if you have a vision?

   • If you have a visionof someone in a particular situation, you imagine them in that situation, for example because you are worried that it might happen, or hope that it will happen. A vision is the experience of seeing something that other people cannot see, for example in a religious experience or as a result of madness or taking drugs.

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   What is a vision of Dreams?

   • The vision of dreams is the resemblance of one thing to another: as when a man's likeness is before the face of a man. Alford speaks of this as remarkable; but vision is the especial promise of Wisdom, therefore of Solomon, son of David. A quick vision of death smote her soul, and for a second of time appalled and enfeebled her senses.

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   The meaning of VISION is the act or power of seeing : sight. How to use vision in a sentence.

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   VISION definition: 1. an idea or mental image of something: 2. an experience in which you see things that do not…. Learn more.

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   noun. the act or power of sensing with the eyes; sight. the act or power of anticipating that which will or may come to be: prophetic vision; the vision of an entrepreneur. Synonyms: discernment, perception.

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   Define vision. vision synonyms, vision pronunciation, vision translation, English dictionary definition of vision. 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...

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   • [uncountable] the ability to see; the area that you can see from a particular position. to have good/perfect/poor/blurred/normal vision. Cats have good night vision.
   • [countable] an idea or a picture in your imagination. Our job is to guide a client and develop a strategic vision. vision of somebody/something He had a vision of a world in which there would be no wars.
   • [countable] a dream or similar experience, especially of a religious kind. in a vision The idea came to her in a vision. He had visions regularly. vision of somebody/something She claimed she saw a vision of the Virgin Mary.
   • [uncountable] the ability to think about or plan the future with great imagination and intelligence synonym foresight. She had vision and determination.

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   Your vision is your ability to see clearly with your eyes. It causes blindness or serious loss of vision. In spite of his otherwise excellent vision, he found he was colour-blind.