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# envision

verb (envision, envisions, envisioned, envisioning); UK also envisage

«envision» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To envision something is to imagine it or picture it in your mind, especially something in the future. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envision/#m1)
2. To envision a plan is to expect or hope that it will happen in a certain way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envision/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in planning, art, design and goals («envision your perfect playground»). Common in US English; UK English often uses envisage. Phrases: envision a future, envision how.

### Examples

- Close your eyes and envision your dream bedroom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envision/#x1)
- The architect envisioned a building made of glass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envision/#x2)
- I never envisioned winning the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envision/#x3)
- Envision what the town might look like in 100 years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envision/#x4)
- She envisions becoming a vet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envision/#x5)
- The team envisioned a garden on the roof. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envision/#x6)

### Note

Similar: imagine, picture, foresee. Envision and envisage mean nearly the same. Do not mix up with «envy».

## In Jewish tradition

Used in planning, art, design and goals («envision your perfect playground»). Common in US English; UK English often uses envisage. Phrases: envision a future, envision how.

### Examples

- Meroz has argued that the SY envisions Wisdom \[חָכְמָה Chochmah\] as a co-participant with God in the Work of Creation. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/envision/#x1)

### Note

Similar: imagine, picture, foresee. Envision and envisage mean nearly the same. Do not mix up with «envy».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «envision» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envision/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«envision» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/envision.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «envision» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/envision/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«envision» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/envision.html) on Mova free.