envision
verb
en·vi·sion
in-ˈvi-zhən 
en-
envisioned; envisioning; envisions
: to picture to oneself
envisions a career dedicated to promoting peace
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Examples of envision in a Sentence
The inventor envisioned many uses for his creation.
She envisioned a better life for herself.
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But a reliance on medical expertise need not be rooted in reflexive deference to that expertise, as Justice Blackmun envisioned.
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Emma Peterson and Daniel Martinez Hosang / Made By History, TIME, 20 June 2024
The electric air taxi company envisions a Bay Area network that could dramatically the amount of time people spend in their commutes.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
Rover first envisioned this experimental off-roader, dubbed Land Rover, as a stopgap, keeping the company afloat until luxury-car production got back up to speed—but almost from the beginning, the Land Rover was a runaway success.
—Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 18 June 2024
In the clip, Wolfe Herd envisioned the future of dating—one in which two users’ AI avatars talk to each other first, figuring out whether the human users should meet in person.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 June 2024
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Emma Peterson and Daniel Martinez Hosang / Made By History, TIME, 20 June 2024
The electric air taxi company envisions a Bay Area network that could dramatically the amount of time people spend in their commutes.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
Rover first envisioned this experimental off-roader, dubbed Land Rover, as a stopgap, keeping the company afloat until luxury-car production got back up to speed—but almost from the beginning, the Land Rover was a runaway success.
—Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 18 June 2024
In the clip, Wolfe Herd envisioned the future of dating—one in which two users’ AI avatars talk to each other first, figuring out whether the human users should meet in person.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 June 2024
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envision
verb
en·vi·sion
in-ˈvizh-ən
: to picture to oneself
envisions herself as a doctor
could not envision the building from the description
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