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# envisage

«envisage» in Mova's school dictionary: **To imagine or picture something that might happen in the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (envisage, envisages, envisaged, envisaging) — formal

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) To imagine or picture something that might happen in the future. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envisage/#m1)

2) (formal) To expect or plan something: «We envisage finishing by summer». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envisage/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A formal exam and news word, common in British English (Americans often say «envision»). In school: «envisage the scene» in creative writing. In planning: «The council envisages a new park». Phrases: «envisage a future», «it is envisaged that».

### examples

- Can you envisage living on Mars? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envisage/#x1)
- The architect envisaged a school full of light. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envisage/#x2)
- I never envisaged that we would win the cup. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envisage/#x3)
- It is envisaged that the new bridge will open next year. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envisage/#x4)
- Close your eyes and envisage a quiet beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envisage/#x5)
- The plan envisages more trees on every street. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envisage/#x6)

### note

Formal, mainly British. Regular verb. In speech say «imagine», «picture», «expect». American «envision» means the same.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «envisage» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envisage/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.