Meaning & use

envisage

verb·Academic

To imagine or picture something as a future possibility, often as part of a plan or vision.

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The architect envisaged a building filled with natural light and open spaces.

We envisage significant growth in the company within the next five years.

A note on using this word

Envisage is more common in British English and formal writing than envision, which is more frequent in American usage.

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