envisage
To conceive or see something within one's mindTo conceive or see something within one's mind; to imagine or envision.
» Can you envisage Tom working in a garage?
Kannst du dir Tom in einer Autowerkstatt arbeitend vorstellen?
Meaning
1 sensesTo conceive or see something within one's mind; to imagine or envision.
vorstellen
представля́тьpredstavljátʹ, вообража́тьvoobražátʹ, обду́мыватьobdúmyvatʹ
- form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
Examples
4 sentencesCan you envisage Tom working in a garage?
deKannst du dir Tom in einer Autowerkstatt arbeitend vorstellen?
These industrial parks were envisaged as havens for domestic and foreign investors.
They envisage using the eagles against drones that fly into restricted air space, or above a public event.
I envisage such a time when I could order a Schnitzel without disdain for my bad German.
Translations
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Origin
From French envisager, from en (“in”) + visage (“visage”); equivalent to en- + visage.From French envisager, from en (“in”) + visage (“visage”); equivalent to en- + visage.
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Forms
envisages, envisaging, envisaged, envisagedSynonyms
3 synonyms- form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case:imagineconceive ofideate
Word family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle