vision

[ vizh-uhn ]

/ ˈvɪʒ ən /

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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.

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: a heavenly messenger appearing in a vision. Compare hallucination(def 1).

something seen or otherwise perceived during such an experience: The vision revealed its message.

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.

computer vision.

verb (used with object)

to envision, or picture mentally: She tried to vision herself in a past century.

Origin of vision

1250–1300; Middle English < Latin vīsiōn- (stem of vīsiō) a seeing, view, equivalent to vīs(us), past participle of vidēre to see + -iōn- -ion

SYNONYMS FOR vision

2 perception, discernment.

4 apparition, phantasm, chimera.

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synonym study for vision

4. See dream.

OTHER WORDS FROM vision

vi·sion·less, adjective

Words nearby vision

visible radiation, visible spectrum, visible speech, visigoth, visine, vision, vision board, vision cloth, vision mixer, vision quest, visional

Example sentences from the Web for vision

And in order for them to realize their vision, they are willing to use any means.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Our Duty Is to Keep Charlie Hebdo Alive |Ayaan Hirsi Ali |January 8, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Seeing what they were doing, I was inspired to add my vision to their technique.

The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech |Liza Foreman |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Mr. Bachner said it had been hard to introduce his work ethic and share his vision with the locals and his team.

The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech |Liza Foreman |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
“One of the challenges is to get the weavers to see my vision,” Mr. Bachner said.

The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech |Liza Foreman |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST

In his State of the Union address 50 years ago, LBJ laid out his vision for the Great Society.

Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society |Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch |January 4, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Their vision was keener than man's; Ahab could discover no sign in the sea.

Moby Dick; or The Whale |Herman Melville
But, somehow, Jefferson Creede took the lead and rode with his eyes cast down, lest they should be dazzled by the vision.

Hidden Water |Dane Coolidge
As far as he could see, chain after chain of mountains heaved themselves into his vision.

Moon-Face and Other Stories |Jack London
Like all revelations of the better life, the adequate perception of a great work demands a gifted simplicity of vision.

Talks on the study of literature. |Arlo Bates
Within these limits of vision lay a noble and historic country, the lower watershed of the Columbia.

The Guardians of the Columbia |John H. (John Harvey) Williams

British Dictionary definitions for vision

vision

/ (ˈvɪʒən) /

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 of vision

visionless, adjective

Word Origin for vision

C13: from Latin vīsiō sight, from vidēre to see

Medical definitions for vision

vision

[ vĭzh′ən ]

n.

The faculty of sight; eyesight.

The manner in which an individual sees or conceives of something.

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verb (used with object)

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synonym study for vision

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verb

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vision

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of vision

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synonym study for vision

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