Meaning & use

Envisaging

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Forming a mental picture of something, especially a future possibility; contemplating or imagining.

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The architects are envisaging a waterfront district with car-free streets and public gardens.

She sat quietly, envisaging how the negotiations might unfold the next morning.

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"Envisaging" is the present participle of "envisage," a chiefly British usage where American English often prefers "envisioning."

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