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foresee vs envisage

envisage vs foresee

foresee and envisage both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foresee No No Yes No
envisage No No Yes No
As verbs, envisage is a hypernym of foresee; that is, envisage is a word with a broader meaning than foresee:
  • foresee: picture to oneself; imagine possible
  • envisage: form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
Other hypernyms of foresee include conceive of, ideate, imagine.
foresee (verb) envisage (verb)
realize beforehand form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
picture to oneself; imagine possible
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
Difference between foresee and envisage

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