| word | envisage |
|---|---|
| definition | To have a mental picture of; visualize. |
| eg_sentence | A mere three weeks after they had started dating, the two were already arguing, and none of us could envisage the relationship lasting for long. |
| explanation | One of the imagination's most valuable uses is its ability to see something in the “mind's eye”—that is, to visualize, envision, or envisage something. Envisaging a possibility may be one of the chief abilities that separate human beings from the other animals. What we envisage may be physical (such as a completed piece of furniture) or nonphysical (such as finishing college). Envisaging life with a puppy might lead us down to the pound to buy one, and envisaging the sinking of an island nation may focus our minds on climate change. |
| IPA | ɛnˈvɪzɪʤ |
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