Envision — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

picture to oneself; imagine possible

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛnvˈɪʒən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛnvˈɪʒən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛnvˈɪʒən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛnvˈɪʒən/.

Examples

I can't see him on horseback!
I can see what will happen
I can see a risk in this strategy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

visualize fancy see figure foresee picture image project visualise

Parts of Speech

verb	imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind “I can't see him on horseback!”
verb	picture to oneself; imagine possible “I cannot envision him as President”

Word Forms

visualization	noun	a mental image that is similar to a visual perception
visualizer	noun	one whose prevailing mental imagery is visual
envisioning	noun	visual imagery
fancy	noun	something many people believe that is false
seer	noun	a person with unusual powers of foresight
figuration	noun	representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory
picture	noun	a clear and telling mental image
picturing	noun	visual imagery
image	noun	an iconic mental representation
imaging	noun	the ability to form mental images of things or events
imagery	noun	the ability to form mental images of things or events

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vorstellen

vorstellen; sich vorstellen; im Kopf sehen

🇫🇷French

envisager

imaginer; concevoir; voir dans son esprit

🇪🇸Spanish

guardar

imaginar; concebir; ver en la mente

🇮🇹Italian

immaginare

immaginare; concepire; vedere nella propria mente

🇳🇱Dutch

voor ogen

voorstellen; bedenken; in iemands geest zien

🇵🇹Portuguese

imaginar

imaginar; conceber; ver em sua mente

🇷🇺Russian

представить себе

представлять себе; представить себе; видеть в уме

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कल्पना करना

कल्पना करना; कल्पना करना; किसी के मन में देखना

🇧🇩Bengali

কল্পনা করা

কল্পনা করা গর্ভধারণ করা নিজের মনে দেখা

🇮🇳Tamil

கற்பனை

கற்பனை செய்; கருத்தரிக்க; ஒருவரின் மனதில் பார்க்க

🇮🇳Telugu

ఊహించు

ఊహించు; యొక్క గర్భం; ఒకరి మనస్సులో చూడండి

🇮🇳Marathi

कल्पना करणे

कल्पना करणे गर्भधारणा एखाद्याच्या मनात पहा

🇮🇳Gujarati

કલ્પના

કલ્પના કલ્પના કરવી; મનમાં જોવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಲ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

ಕಲ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ; ಗ್ರಹಿಸಲು; ಒಬ್ಬರ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನೋಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഭാവനം ചെയ്യുക

സങ്കൽപ്പിക്കുക; ഗർഭം ധരിക്കുക; മനസ്സിൽ കാണുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਲਪਨਾ

ਕਲਪਨਾ ਕਰੋ; ਦੀ ਧਾਰਨਾ; ਇੱਕ ਦੇ ਮਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੇਖੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

تصور

تصور کریں کا حاملہ ہونا کسی کے ذہن میں دیکھنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

设想

想象;设想；心中所见

🇯🇵Japanese

想像する

想像する;考え出す;心の中で見る

🇰🇷Korean

상상하다

상상하다; 생각하다; 마음속으로 보다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hình dung

tưởng tượng; nghĩ ra ; nhìn thấy trong tâm trí của một người

🇹🇭Thai

จินตนาการ

จินตนาการ; ตั้งครรภ์; เห็นอยู่ในใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

membayangkan

membayangkan; membayangkan; lihat dalam pikiran seseorang

🇵🇭Filipino

isipin

isipin; mag-isip ng; makita sa isip

🇲🇾Malay

membayangkan

bayangkan; membayangkan; lihat dalam fikiran seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تصور

يتصور؛ تصور؛ يرى في ذهن المرء

🇮🇷Persian

تصور کنید

تصور کنید؛ تصور از در ذهن خود ببیند

🇹🇷Turkish

tasavvur etmek

hayal etmek; tasavvur edin; birinin aklında görmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַחֲזוֹת

לדמיין; להגות; לראות במוחו של האדם

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