envisage
Example Sentences
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“He never really envisaged the need to decrease expenditure; rather, he always sought enhanced income to solve his financial issues.”
A year later, SS-GB envisaged what might have happened if Germany had won the Battle of Britain - beating Robert Harris to the concept of an alternative history novel by 20 years.
From BBC
You suspect even the watching Ant and Dec did not necessarily envisage that hoodoo ending on Saturday.
From BBC
Before Leila Green became a mother of triplets three years ago, she envisaged she'd be the kind of parent who would use reusable nappies.
From BBC
The planned overhaul envisaged adding new buildings to create a campus.
From Barron's
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