envision a successful career

/ɪnˈvɪʒən ə səkˈsesfəl kəˈrɪr/

verb phrase

  1. To imagine yourself having a successful career in the future.

    B2

    transitive; followed by a noun or an -ing form, not by "of"

    • "She envisions a successful career in nursing."B1
    • "Before you choose a degree, try to envision a successful career ten years from now."B2
    • "When he started college, he could already envision a successful career in international law."B2
    • "Many graduates envision a successful career but underestimate how much persistence it takes."C1

  2. To plan or intend to have a successful career; to see it as a realistic goal for yourself.

    C1

    often in the passive: "is envisioned as"fairly formal

    • "He always envisioned a successful career for himself in medicine."B2
    • "A successful career in research was not what she had envisioned at twenty."C1

Common mistakes

  • She envisions of a successful career.→She envisions a successful career.

    Unlike "dream" or "think", "envision" takes a direct object with no preposition.

  • I envision to have a successful career.→I envision having a successful career.

    Use the -ing form after "envision", not "to" + infinitive.

Collocations

envision a futureenvision a bright futureenvision yourself asenvision yourself doing somethingbuild a successful careera successful career pathcareer goals

Word family

envisionenvisagevisionvisionary