envision

1 imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" [syn: visualize, visualise, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image]

2 picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President" [syn: foresee]

English

Etymology

From the Latin visionem, a sight or thing seen.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪʒən

Verb

1. To conceive or see something within one's mind. To imagine.

Synonyms

visualize, dream, imagine

Translations

• Finnish: kuvitella mielessään, visioida

Envision means to conceive or see something within one's mind; to imagine.

Envision may also refer to:

In business:

• Envision EMI, LLC, a management company based in Virginia, USA
• Envision Financial, a financial institution based in British Columbia, Canada
• Envision Solar, a company manufacturing solar shading structures based in San Diego, USA
• Envision, a program used to evaluate employees who work in the customer service industry

In education:

• Envision Schools, a school management organization based in San Francisco, USA

In popular culture:

• EnVision EvAngelene, an album by the band Mortification

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