envisions

verb

present tense third-person singular of envision
as in imagines
to form a mental picture of challenged the voters to envision a nation in which no child was ever allowed to go hungry

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Recent Examples of envisions The agreement envisions international forces, a technocratic Palestinian committee and years of decommissioning Hamas arsenals and tunnels, while Gaza’s shattered infrastructure and staggering civilian toll underscore the scale of rebuilding ahead. — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026 Advertisement Max staggers and envisions his dead wife and imagined son again before pulling himself back to his closing argument. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026 The library envisions a space that is more welcoming, technologically advanced, safer and more open. — Sofi Zeman july 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 The company envisions a future in which robots and intelligent automation systems perform many repetitive and hazardous tasks independently, supported by continuous data analysis and machine learning. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026 Lebeña envisions a change in which all Cubans have access to voice, text and data with international connectivity without restrictions. — Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 The company envisions future versions repairing and relocating live satellites, and even latching onto dead ones for removal from highly trafficked orbits. — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 22 July 2026 The bureau envisions issuing up to two commercial leases of nearly 17 million acres each, solely for preliminary activities. — Dánica Coto, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 Sullenberger envisions this chapter, despite its struggles, as a continuation of the work he’s always done. — Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envisions
  1. imagines
  2. sees
  3. envisages
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
  • Like Diebolt, Rosenman sees a dynamic more complicated than where a Democrat falls on the ideological spectrum.
    — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
  • On the contrary, Oxford Economics sees job growth staying slightly positive on the back of industries like healthcare that are more immune to the business cycle.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of sees
Verb
  • 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
Definition of envisages

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