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Meanings of envisage (envisaged) in English

Portuguese
imaginar
Catalan
imaginar
Spanish
imaginar

Form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case.

        imaginar
        Usage of envisaged in English
        1
        His way is not the way forward envisaged by the Belfast Agreement.
        The Irish Times
        2
        The war will take far longer than was envisaged by the war-gamers.
        The Irish Times
        3
        New social housing, shops, a supermarket and community centre were also envisaged.
        The Guardian
        4
        Westacott said the rules envisaged for the construction sector were not viable.
        The Guardian
        5
        The previous government had envisaged that they would retain 80 per cent.
        The Irish Times
        6
        During the 19th century Deinotherium was often envisaged as an aquatic animal.
        Wired
        7
        It's a long way from the revolution envisaged by founder Satoshi Nakamoto.
        Reuters
        8
        The third scenario envisaged sending EU troops into combat with Malian troops.
        Reuters
        9
        Vast preparations for an envisaged war permit advance in only one direction.
        The new yorker
        10
        The possibility of a world-unity first consciously envisaged in the Greco-Roman world.
        The Unity of Western Civilization
        11
        The agency said the memorandum envisaged a one-year limit for the deployment.
        Reuters
        12
        The First Admiral wasn't quite what he'd envisaged, the gung-ho military archetype.
        The Naked God
        13
        The prophecy came true, just not in how Orwell may have envisaged.
        The Irish Times
        14
        MS Joan Burton has envisaged increased involvement for Ireland in the WEU.
        The Irish Times
        15
        It is envisaged that the new council will be a statutory body.
        The Irish Times
        16
        Yet I never envisaged it, back then, as a story on screen.
        The Guardian
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