envision a world

/ɪnˈvɪʒən ə wɜːrld/

verb phrase

  1. To imagine or picture a possible future world, especially one with particular conditions or qualities.

    B2

    transitive; often followed by a clause beginning with "where" or "in which"

    • "She envisions a world where everyone has access to clean water."B1
    • "The novel envisions a world in which technology controls every aspect of daily life."B2
    • "The campaign encourages people to envision a world free from discrimination."C1
    • "The author envisioned a world free from war."B2

Common mistakes

  • envision of a world→envision a world

    "Envision" is normally followed directly by its object, without "of".

Collocations

envision a better worldenvision a world whereenvision a world without warenvision a world in whichenvision a better futureenvision a peaceful worldenvision a sustainable world

Word family

envisionenvisionedenvisioningvision