envisages
Sees in mind
Envisages means imagines or pictures something as a future possibility: The plan envisages a complete overhaul of the system.
More common in British than American English, where envisions often substitutes.
To envisage something is to conceive it mentally, especially when contemplating outcomes or scenarios: No one envisaged such a rapid collapse.
Expects before it happens
- expectsAssumes as likely
- predictsDeclares in advance
- forecastsPredicts future conditions
- projectsOrganized efforts toward goals
extrapolates · prognosticates · foretells · presages · augurs · foreshadows · prefigures · portends
Forms mental pictures
- conceivesForms in mind
- picturesVisual depictions of scenes
- envisionsMentally visualizes something
- contemplatesConsiders thoughtfully at length
conceptualizes · formulates · ideates · dreams · fantasizes · brainstorms · theorizes · speculates
Formally puts forth
- intendsPlans to do
- aimsPurposes or targets
- blueprintsTechnical construction drawings
- strategizesPlans methodically for advantage
outlines · schemes · maps · plots · designs · arranges · prepares · coordinates
anticipates
Expects before it happens
projects · extrapolates · prognosticates · foretells · presages · augurs · foreshadows · prefigures · portends · forebodes
visualizes
Forms mental pictures
contemplates · conceptualizes · formulates · ideates · dreams · fantasizes · brainstorms · theorizes · speculates · invents
proposes
Formally puts forth
- intendsPlans to do
- aimsPurposes or targets
- blueprintsTechnical construction drawings
strategizes · outlines · schemes · maps · plots · designs · arranges · prepares · coordinates · organizes
envisagesperceives
Becomes aware of something
observes · witnesses · sees · experiences · encounters