envisages

verb

present tense third-person singular of envisage
as in envisions
to form a mental picture of I'm trying to envisage you on a surfboard

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Recent Examples of envisages The plan sets limits on how the river would be operated, and envisages water shortages of up to 3 million acre-feet per year in the three Lower Basin states. — Reuters, NBC news, 31 July 2026 De Zerbi is still taking root and Spurs might have too many injuries to truly play the way their new Italian manager envisages, but Sunday could be an opportunity for a victory to supercharge Tottenham’s fight against the drop with a win at odds of 15/8. — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 1 May 2026 The project envisages a hydrogen fuel cell to provide electricity, which, in turn, is used to drive electrical motors at the prop. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026 Although best known as a sculptor, Sanadze envisages the project as a collection of mixed-media works, each using the flowers in different ways. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026 The $20 billion project led by state-run YPF SA and Italy’s Eni SpA envisages construction of at least two floating liquefaction vessels with annual capacity for 12 million tons off Argentina’s Atlantic coast. — Jonathan Gilbert, Bloomberg, 14 Jan. 2026 The master plan envisages the area as a car-free city. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025 The two-state plan envisages a Palestinian state in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza, existing side by side with Israel. — USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envisages
  1. envisions
  2. imagines
  3. sees
Verb
  • Bessent said Arizona's compliance programs, employee training, suspicious-activity reporting and information-sharing reflect the kind of partnership the executive order envisions.
    — Richard Escobedo, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Levinson envisions a future where manufacturing facilities are on both coasts, achieving true domestic supply chain sovereignty.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of envisions
Verb
  • Gulzar imagines Toba Tek Singh still standing on his swollen feet at the Wagah-Attari border.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • Much of the public conversation about wildfire still imagines forests as oversized campfires.
    — Phil De Luna, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of imagines
Verb
  • Questions remain about exactly how transits through the strait will be managed and whether Washington and its allies will agree to any new arrangement that sees Hormuz jointly controlled by Iran and Oman.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Mekai, when Kanan goes to Raq’s house and sees her body on the floor, what was that like for you?
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of sees

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