/ɪnˈvɪʒn/
en·vi·sion
BrE /ɪnˈvɪʒn/
NAmE /ɪnˈvɪʒn/
~ sth
(formal)
to imagine what a situation will be like in the future, especially a situation you intend to work towards
They envision an equal society, free of poverty and disease.
imaginethink ◇ see ◇ envisage ◇ envision
These words all mean to form an idea in your mind of what sb/sth might be like.
imagine to form an idea in your mind of what sb/sth might be like：
The house was just as she had imagined it.
think to imagine sth that might happen or might have happened：
We couldn’t think where you’d gone.
Just think —this time tomorrow we’ll be lying on a beach.
see to consider sth as a future possibility; to imagine sb as sth：
I can’t see her changing her mind.
His colleagues see him as a future director.
envisage (especially BrE) to imagine what will happen in the future：
I don’t envisage working with him again.
NOTE The usual word for this in American English is envision (see below).
envision to imagine what a situation will be like in the future, especially a situation that you intend to work towards：
They envision an equal society, free from poverty and disease.
NOTE Envision is used especially in business and political contexts. In North American English it is also used as another form of the word envisage.：
I don’t envision working with him again.
Patterns
to imagine/see/envisage/envision sb/sth as sth
to imagine/see/envisage/envision (sb) doing sth
to imagine/think/see/envisage/envision who/what/how…
to imagine/think/envisage/envision that…
(especially NAmE) = envisage
They didn’t envision any problems with the new building.