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Vision has 7 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a vivid mental image

"he had a vision of his own death"

2

the ability to see; the visual faculty

"After wearing those safety goggles for hours, my vision finally returned to normal once I took them off."

3

the perceptual experience of seeing

"the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision"

"he had a visual sensation of intense light"

4

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

"popular imagination created a world of demons"

"imagination reveals what the world could be"

5

a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance

"he had a vision of the Virgin Mary"

6

The sense or ability of sight.

"After adjusting his glasses, he finally regained clear vision and could read the street sign from across the intersection."

In plain English: Vision is the ability to see things clearly with your eyes.

"He put on his glasses to improve his blurry vision."

Verb
1

To imagine something as if it were to be true.

"She closed her eyes and used her vision to picture the finished garden before she ever bought a single plant."

In plain English: To see something with your eyes.

"The doctor will need to use an instrument to vision your eye during the exam."

Usage: Use this verb when you mentally picture or foresee an event, such as imagining the future outcome of your plans. It is often interchangeable with terms like visualize but carries a stronger sense of prophetic insight or clear foresight.

Example Sentences
"He put on his glasses to improve his blurry vision." noun
"The doctor will need to use an instrument to vision your eye during the exam." verb
"The old camera could not clearly vision the dark street at night." verb
"She tried to vision her new business plan before investing any money." verb
"It is difficult for him to envision the future without his family nearby." verb
Related Terms
eye dream sight visible visualism falcon eyed sweven pre blindfold countervision visuoauditory optic goal mystical hyperpallium entelechy visual snow pelopsia monofixation syndrome seeing eye dog
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
imagination modality exteroception sensation creativity experience
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
prevision retrovision stigmatism achromatic vision acuity binocular vision central vision color vision distance vision eyesight monocular vision near vision night vision daylight vision peripheral vision imaginary place fancy fantasy dream imaginary being

Origin

The word "vision" entered English through Middle English and Old French as a loanword from Latin vīsiō. Originally meaning an act of seeing, it derives directly from the Latin verb for "to see."

Rhyming Words
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