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UK [ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "envisage":
present tense I/you/we/they envisage he/she/it envisages present participle envisaging past tense envisaged past participle envisaged
a) to have something as a plan or an intention

The plan envisaged the creation of regional councils.

envisage doing something:

We envisage charging a small sum for the use of our services.

envisage that:

It was initially envisaged that the work would last for about a month.

b) to imagine something that has not happened or does not exist

When he built this house, he never envisaged how much the area would change.

difficult/hard to envisage:

It is difficult to envisage living without the telephone.


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