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vision
[ vizh-uhn ]
noun
- the act or power of sensing with the eyes; sight.
- the act or power of anticipating that which will or may come to be:
prophetic vision;
the vision of an entrepreneur.
Synonyms: ,
- an experience in which a personage, thing, or event appears vividly or credibly to the mind, although not actually present, often under the influence of a divine or other agency: Compare hallucination ( def 1 ).
a heavenly messenger appearing in a vision.
- something seen or otherwise perceived during such an experience:
The vision revealed its message.
Synonyms: , ,
- a vivid, imaginative conception or anticipation:
visions of wealth and glory.
- something seen; an object of sight.
- a scene, person, etc., of extraordinary beauty:
The sky was a vision of red and pink.
verb (used with object)
- to envision, or picture mentally:
She tried to vision herself in a past century.
vision
/ ˈɪə /
noun
- the act, faculty, or manner of perceiving with the eye; sight
- the image on a television screen
- ( as modifier )
vision control
- the ability or an instance of great perception, esp of future developments
a man of vision
- a mystical or religious experience of seeing some supernatural event, person, etc
the vision of St John of the Cross
- that which is seen, esp in such a mystical experience
- sometimes plural a vivid mental image produced by the imagination
he had visions of becoming famous
- a person or thing of extraordinary beauty
- the stated aims and objectives of a business or other organization
verb
- tr to see or show in or as if in a vision
Derived Forms
- ˈDzԱ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- sDz· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of vision1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Throughout the 1920s, most of Germany's wealthy industrialists preferred to support explicitly business-friendly conservative parties, who offered a less overtly destabilizing vision for the nation's future.
In September, the singer wrote on Instagram that a "severe" infection had left him with "only limited vision" in one eye, adding that his recovery would "take time".
He said the problem stemmed from a lack of leadership and that by providing strong leadership and vision he would eliminate the need for deputies to joint the controversial groups.
He appears confident that his economic vision of a rebuilt, job-rich American manufacturing sector protected from foreign competition - a vision he has closely held for decades - will ultimately be proven right.
Set in Vietnam in 2001 and focused, ostensibly, on its two eponymous characters, this is a film about mirrored visions of history and twinned versions of desire.
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