vision

Pluralvisions (some meanings)

Formsvisions, visioning, visioned

1. 1
   eyesightnoununcountable

   The ability to see things with your eyes.

   Like a camera that takes in everything around you.

   Her vision improved a lot after the eye surgery.

   Cats have very good vision when it is dark.

   UsageSay good vision or poor vision, with no a.

   Similarsight, eyesight

   Oppositeblindness

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2. 2
   guiding aimnouncountable

   A goal or dream that you hope to reach one day.

   Like a picture of the finish line you keep in your head during a race.

   His vision was to open a school for every child in the village.

   We need a clear vision before we begin the project.

   UsageSay a vision for something, like a vision for the town.

   Similargoal, aim, dream, ideal, aspiration

3. 3
   imagined scenenouncountable

   A picture or idea in your mind, especially of something that might happen in the future.

   Like a short movie of the future playing in your mind.

   She had a vision of herself crossing the finish line first.

   She had a clear vision of how the empty room would look with new furniture.

   UsageSay a vision of something, or have visions of it.

4. 4
   foresightnoununcountable

   The ability to think ahead and plan for the future.

   Like a captain who looks far ahead to steer the ship safely.

   A good leader needs vision to guide the team.

   The plan failed because it lacked vision.

   UsageSay a leader has vision, with no a.

   Similarforesight, imagination, insight, farsightedness

   Oppositeshortsightedness

5. 5
   nouncountable

   Something you seem to see in a dream, a religious experience, or when ill, but that is not really there.

   The shepherd spoke of a vision of a glowing figure in the field.

   She believed her recovery came after a vision of a saint.

   UsageSay have a vision or see a vision.

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   something seennouncountable

   Something that you see with your eyes.

   After the storm, the street was a vision of broken branches.

   The flooded town was a sad vision of mud and water.

   Similarsight, view, spectacle

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