vision
nounverbcommon in dialogue
- //ˈvɪʒ.ən//
- /[ˈvɪʒ.n̩]/
The sense or ability of sight.
noun
- 1
The sense or ability of sight.
- 2
Something seen; an object perceived visually.
[…]For to a Viſion ſo apparant, Rumor / Cannot be mute[…]
It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood. […] Yes, the quest was ended, the Lost Oasis was the Found!
- 3
Something imaginary one thinks one sees.
He tried drinking from the pool of water, but realized it was only a vision.
Visitations are a commonly reported afterlife phenomenon. For example, a dying patient has a vision of her mother, who has been dead for twenty years.
- 4
Something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.
For having the Idea of any thing in our Mind, no more proves the Exiſtence of that Thing, than the Picture of a Man evidences his being in the World, or the Viſions of a Dream make thereby a true Hiſtory.
- 5
A perceived potential future event or occurrence.
I know you wanted me to stay But I can't ignore the crazy visions of me in LA
Gilead has always been a chilling vision of what America might become if right-wing theocrats seized absolute power and stripped women of all independence.
- 6
An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires.
He worked tirelessly toward his vision of world peace.
To achieve their vision, they enlisted the local architectural designer Marcie Banks of Clementine Construction.
- 7
General aspiration; forward-thinkingness.
I can't stand this indecision Married with a lack of vision Everybody wants to rule the—
- 8
A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.
He had a vision of the Virgin Mary.
- 9
A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.
- 10
Pre-recorded film or tape; footage.
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.
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.
Forms
- plural
- visions
- past tense
- visioned
- past participle
- visioned
- present participle
- visioning
- third person singular
- visions