C2verbformalbusiness
US/ɪnˈvɪz.ɪdʒ/
UK/ɪnˈvɪz.ɪdʒ/
to imagine or expect something as a possible future situation or plan
In context
The founders envisage opening twenty stores across the country within five years.
Nobody envisaged that remote work would become so common so quickly.
The plan envisages a new metro line linking the airport to the city center.
Words that go with envisage
verb + noun
- envisage a futureIt is hard to envisage a future without smartphones.
- envisage a situationI can't envisage a situation where we would close the shop.
- envisage a timeFew of us can envisage a time when cash is no longer used.
adverb + verb
- originally envisagedThe project cost far more than originally envisaged.
adjective + preposition
- difficult to envisageIt is difficult to envisage how the plan will work without more staff.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
We envisage to finish next year.Correct: We envisage finishing next year.