envision

envision
en·vis·age
[ɪnˈvɪzɪʤ, enˈ-, AM enˈ-, ɪnˈ-]
en·vi·sion
[ɪnˈvɪʒən, enˈ-, AM enˈ-, ɪnˈ-]
vt esp AM
to \envision sth sich dat etw vorstellen
it's hard to \envision how it could have happened es ist schwer vorstellbar, wie das passieren konnte
to \envision that ... hoffen, dass ...
to \envision doing sth vorhaben [o geh gedenken], etw zu tun
to \envision sb doing sth sich dat vorstellen, dass jd etw tut
* * *
envision [ınˈvıʒn] academic.ru/24612/envisage">envisage 2
* * *
v.
vergegenwärtigen v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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