envisage
Form mental images
To envisage something is to picture it mentally or contemplate it as a possibility: I can't envisage a scenario where that works.
The word often implies considering future outcomes or imagining how something might unfold: She envisaged a career in medicine.
More common in British than American English, where *envision* tends to be preferred.
Form a mental notion
- visualizeForm mental pictures
- pictureVisual depiction of something
- imagineForm mental pictures
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
dream · ideate · fantasize · daydream · conjure · creativity · mental image · mind's eye
Predict future events
- expectConsider likely to occur
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- predictDeclare future outcomes
- anticipateExpect beforehand
prognosticate · extrapolate · projection · prefigure · presume · assume · foreshadow · anticipation
Create methodically
- strategizeDevise a plan
- designPurposeful creative planning
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
draft · outline · model · construct · devise · plan · project · architect
Perceive with eyes
- viewWhat's seen from somewhere
- regardAttentive consideration given
- recognizePerceive as known
- discernPerceive with careful attention
apprehend · grasp · understand · comprehend · realize · appreciate · consider · contemplate
conceive
Form a mental notion
fantasy · dream · ideate · fantasize · daydream · conjure · creativity · mental image · mind's eye · fancy
foresee
Predict future events
anticipate · prognosticate · extrapolate · projection · prefigure · presume · assume · foreshadow · anticipation · prospect
formulate
Create methodically
- strategizeDevise a plan
- designPurposeful creative planning
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
scheme · draft · outline · model · construct · devise · plan · project · architect · map out
see
Perceive with eyes
discern · apprehend · grasp · understand · comprehend · realize · appreciate · consider · contemplate · reflect
envisageignore
Refuse to notice
disregard · overlook · draw a blank · dismiss · neglect
envisageperceive
Become conscious of
observe · witness · experience · encounter · live through
envisageremember
Retain in mind
recall · recollect · reminisce · reflect on