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envisage vs foresee

foresee vs envisage

envisage and foresee both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
envisage No No Yes No
foresee No No Yes No
As verbs, foresee is a hyponym of envisage; that is, foresee is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than envisage:
  • envisage: form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
  • foresee: picture to oneself; imagine possible
Other hyponyms of envisage include envision, fancy, figure, image, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize, visualise, visualize, envision, fantasise, fantasize, prefigure, think, fantasise, fantasize, fantasy, daydream, dream, stargaze, woolgather.
envisage (verb) foresee (verb)
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case realize beforehand
picture to oneself; imagine possible
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
Difference between envisage and foresee

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