envises

Envises is not a standard English verb form in most modern usage. It is generally considered a nonstandard or erroneous spelling for the third-person singular present of envisage, whose correct forms are envisages (British English) and envisions (American English). As a result, writers are advised to use the standard spellings to avoid confusion. In some informal or typographical contexts, you may still encounter envises, but it is not widely accepted in formal writing.

The verb envisage comes from French envisager, meaning to hold in view or to contemplate. In English, it has carried the sense of imagining, foreseeing, or planning for a future possibility. The word has been part of English since the early modern period and is commonly used in discussions of planning, policy, and design.

Usage notes and nuance: envisage generally implies considering a scenario with some degree of forethought or expectation about how events might unfold. It often carries a forward-looking or strategic connotation, suggesting a deliberate act of forming a mental image of future outcomes and sometimes outlining steps to achieve them. It is similar in meaning to envision, forecast, or imagine, but with a sense of studied projection and planning.

See also: envisage, envision, forecast, predict, imagine. While envisage is the standard British English form, envisions (US) is the common American variant; both convey the idea of envisaging future possibilities. The form envises is typically avoided in formal writing.