envisage

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɛnˈvɪzɪdʒ/ or /ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ/

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Verb

Plain form envisage

Third-person singular envisages

Past tense envisaged

Past participle envisaged

Present participle envisaging

1. (transitive) If you envisage something, you think that it will very likely happen.
   • Synonyms: predict, imagine and plan

   The talks proved that things were a little more complicated than originally envisaged.

   She envisaged her future within the company, and how she would change it.

2. (transitive) If you envisage something, you imagine what it looks like.
   • Synonym: visualize

   It's hard to envisage him as a long-haired man walking through New York in torn jeans and Jesus sandals.