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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
envision
en·vis·ion [envision envisions envisioned envisioning] BrE [ɪnˈvɪʒn] NAmE [ɪnˈvɪʒn] verb
1. ~ 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.
2. (especially NAmE) = ↑envisage
•They didn't envision any problems with the new building.
Verb forms: 
Synonyms:
imagine
think • 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.
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.
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.
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…
Example Bank:
•He envisioned himself dying in a pool of his own blood.
•I can easily envision them working together.
•The work took longer than initially envisioned.
•If you can envision your goals, you can achieve those goals.
•They envision an equal society, free from poverty and disease.
•What level of profit do you envision?
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