vision

vision
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visions
1) 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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6) See also tunnel vision

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  • Vision — Vision …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • VISION — «Toute la conduite de notre vie dépend de nos sens, entre lesquels celui de la vue étant le plus universel et le plus noble. Il n’y a point de doute que les inventions qui servent à augmenter sa puissance ne soient des plus utiles qui puissent… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Vision — most often refers to visual perception, but may refer to vision (spirituality) (i.e., inspirational experiences or perceptions believed to come from a deity or other supernatural source) or hallucinations.In business, a vision refers to the… …   Wikipedia

  • Vision — Vi sion, n. [OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. ? to see, ? I know, and E. wit. See {Wit}, v., and cf. {Advice}, {Clairvoyant}, {Envy}, {Evident}, {Provide}, {Revise}, {Survey}, {View}, {Visage}, {Visit} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Vision On — fue un programa de televisión inglés producido y transmitido por la BBC1 desde 1964 hasta 1977. Estuvo enfocado a los niños con sordera y problemas visuales. Concebido por Ursula Eason y Patrick Dowling, puso énfasis en la comunicación e… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Vision On — was a British children s television programme, shown on BBC1 from 1964 to 1977 specifically for deaf children. It was conceived by BBC Producers Ursula Eason and developed by Patrick Dowling to replace a monthly series For The Deaf , a programme… …   Wikipedia

  • Vision — (lat. visio, „Anblick, Erscheinung“) steht für: Vision (Religion), eine religiöse Erscheinung Vision (Thomas Mann), ein Text von Thomas Mann den Spielfilm Vision – Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Bingen (2009) im weiteren Sinn für eine… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • vision — Vision. s. f. v. Action de la faculté de voir. De quelle maniere, & en quelle partie de l oeil se fait la vision. La vision beatifique, en termes de Theologie, C est l action par laquelle les bien heureux voyent Dieu. Il sign. aussi, Les choses… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Vision 20/20 — (20/20 Vision) est le quatre vingt treizième épisode de la série télévisée La Cinquième Dimension, diffusé le 10 décembre 1988 aux États Unis. Synopsis Après avoir cassé ses lunettes, un homme arrive à voir l avenir. Il décide de se… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • vision — UK US /ˈvɪʒən/ noun ► [C or U] the ability to imagine how something could develop in the future, or the ideas that come from imagining in this way: »There s a lack of leadership, a lack of vision, and a lack of organization in the industry as a… …   Financial and business terms

  • visión — f. fisiol. Capacidad que permite recibir e interpretar las ondas lumínicas comprendidas entre los 400 y 800 nanómetros. Los principales órganos que intervienen en el proceso son el ojo, el nervio óptico y el cerebro. En el hombre, la visión es… …   Diccionario médico

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