ENVISION

Envision is a verb that means to form a mental image of something not yet real, to imagine or foresee a future possibility, or to anticipate a result or outcome.

It is usually transitive: you envision something. For example, "The company envisions a future powered by renewable energy." It can also describe the process of planning or imagining in detail.

Spelling and usage vary by dialect. Envision is standard in American English; envisage is common in British English, and both spellings are understood in many other varieties. The verb can also appear as envisioning or envisioned in different tenses.

Etymology: The verb is formed from the noun vision with the prefix en-. The noun vision derives from Latin visio via Old French vision. The variant envisage comes from the French envisager, meaning to look at or contemplate, and is the source of the British spelling.

Uses: Envision is widely used in business, technology, planning, and storytelling, where it conveys forward-looking thinking, strategic projection, or world-building. It often implies a deliberate or aspirational plan rather than a casual guess, though it can also denote anticipation without a concrete plan. Example: "Researchers envision new methods for detecting signals."