envisage C1 Topic:Time US /ɛnˈvɪzɪd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual Freq #56952 Meanings 1 verb To imagine or picture something as a future possibility. I can't envisage finishing the report by Friday. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to imagine or picture... imagineenvision Word family Forms envisagedenvisagesenvisaging Etymology AI details From French envisager, from en (“in”) + visage (“visage”); equivalent to en- + visage. *weyd- Proto-Indo-European envisager French View etymology graph -> Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # envisage **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɛnˈvɪzɪd͡ʒ/ **Frequency rank:** 56952 ## Meanings 1. To imagine or picture something as a future possibility. ## Examples - I can't envisage finishing the report by Friday. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *weyd- - Root: envisager ## Etymology From French envisager, from en (“in”) + visage (“visage”); equivalent to en- + visage. ## AI Etymology Envisage is from French envisager, from en (“in”) + visage (“visage”); equivalent to en- + visage. In present-day use, it means to imagine or picture something as a future possibility. ## Topics - Time markdown