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- Dictionaryenvisage/ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ/
verb
- 1. contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event: "the Rome Treaty envisaged free movement across frontiers" Similar
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ENVISAGE definition: 1. to imagine or expect something in the future, especially something good: 2. to form a mental…. Learn more.
The meaning of ENVISAGE is to view or regard in a certain way. How to use envisage in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Envisage.
To envisage is to imagine something that does not yet exist. The words envisage and envision share the same Latin root meaning to see. Both words are very similar in meaning but do have slight shades of difference.
Envisage definition: to contemplate; visualize. See examples of ENVISAGE used in a sentence.
If you envisage something, you imagine that it is true, real, or likely to happen. He envisages the possibility of establishing direct diplomatic relations in the future. [ VERB noun ]
envisage (especially British English) to imagine what will happen in the future: I don’t envisage working with him again. The usual word for this in American English is envision (see below). envision to imagine what a situation will be like in the future, especially a situation that you intend to work towards:
to imagine something happening, or think that something is likely to happen: The police don't envisage any trouble at the festival. (Definition of envisage from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of envisage. in Chinese (Traditional) 設想, 展望，預計, 想像… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 设想, 展望，预计, 想象… See more.
If you envisage something, you imagine that it is true, real, or likely to happen.
ENVISAGE meaning: 1. to imagine or expect something in the future, especially something good: 2. to form a mental…. Learn more.
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. [French envisager : Old French en-, in; see en-1 + Old French visage, face; see visage.]
