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vision

Pronunciation: /ˈvɪʒ.ən/

The English word “vision” has 13 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The sense or ability of sight.
  2. Something seen; an object perceived visually.
  3. Something imaginary one thinks one sees.
  4. Something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.
  5. A perceived potential future event or occurrence.
  6. An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires.
  7. General aspiration; forward-thinkingness.
  8. A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.
  9. A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.
  10. Pre-recorded film or tape; footage.

verb

  1. To imagine something as if it were to be true.
  2. To present as in a vision.
  3. To provide with a vision.

Etymology

From Middle English visioun, from Anglo-Norman visioun, from Old French vision, from Latin vīsiō (“vision, seeing”), noun of action from the perfect passive participle visus (“that which is seen”), from the verb videō (“to see”) + action noun suffix -iō.

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