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? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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