envisages

verb

present tense third-person singular of envisage
as in envisions
to form a mental picture of I'm trying to envisage you on a surfboard

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Recent Examples of envisages Significantly more advanced than the Lego Apollo Lunar Rover, this set envisages the engineering that could support future moon exploration. — Chris McMullen, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026 However, Hieronimus envisages in the second half of 2026 that turbulences in Chinese domestic airports, due to the change of operator that led to stock issues, will be resolved. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 The plan sets limits on how the river would be operated, and envisages water shortages of up to 3 million acre-feet per year in the three Lower Basin states. — Reuters, NBC news, 31 July 2026 De Zerbi is still taking root and Spurs might have too many injuries to truly play the way their new Italian manager envisages, but Sunday could be an opportunity for a victory to supercharge Tottenham’s fight against the drop with a win at odds of 15/8. — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 1 May 2026 The project envisages a hydrogen fuel cell to provide electricity, which, in turn, is used to drive electrical motors at the prop. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026 Although best known as a sculptor, Sanadze envisages the project as a collection of mixed-media works, each using the flowers in different ways. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026 The $20 billion project led by state-run YPF SA and Italy’s Eni SpA envisages construction of at least two floating liquefaction vessels with annual capacity for 12 million tons off Argentina’s Atlantic coast. — Jonathan Gilbert, Bloomberg, 14 Jan. 2026 The two-state plan envisages a Palestinian state in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza, existing side by side with Israel. — USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envisages
  1. envisions
  2. imagines
  3. sees
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  • Martin envisions new housing projects along with restaurants as a part of reviving Main, where blight and neglect were steadily gaining ground until former Mayor Mike Walsh began a revitalization drive.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The tech giant envisions a network of people’s personal AI agents interacting with businesses’ AI agents instead of navigating through a website.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of envisions
Verb
  • Rooms With the Hanoi Opera House just steps away, each of Capella Hanoi's 47 rooms and suites imagines the private quarters of an opera legend.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Swift appears as a spectral figure trying to warn Johnson that, based on her own experience, her rich husband has more sinister intentions than his current bride imagines.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of imagines
Verb
  • Future quantum applications The team sees potential applications in electronics that consume less power and switch states rapidly.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • What the Collective[i] network sees says the answer is faster than almost anyone expects.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of sees

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