- vision
- [[t]vɪ̱ʒ(ə)n[/t]]
♦♦♦visions1) N-COUNT: usu N of n Your vision of a future situation or society is what you imagine or hope it would be like, if things were very different from the way they are now.
I have a vision of a society that is free of exploitation and injustice...
That's my vision of how the world could be...
Turning that vision into a practical reality is not easy.
2) N-COUNT: usu N of n If you have a vision of someone in a particular situation, you imagine them in that situation, for example because you are worried that it might happen, or hope that it will happen.He had a vision of Cheryl, slumped on a plastic chair in the waiting-room...
Maybe you had visions of being surrounded by happy, smiling children.
Syn:3) N-COUNT A vision is the experience of seeing something that other people cannot see, for example in a religious experience or as a result of madness or taking drugs.It was on 24th June 1981 that young villagers first reported seeing the Virgin Mary in a vision.
Syn:4) N-UNCOUNT Your vision is your ability to see clearly with your eyes.It causes blindness or serious loss of vision...
In spite of his otherwise excellent vision, he found he was colour-blind.
Syn:5) N-UNCOUNT Your vision is everything that you can see from a particular place or position.Jane blocked Cross's vision and he could see nothing...
I saw other indistinct shapes that stayed out of vision.
Syn:6) → See also tunnel vision
English dictionary. 2008.