vision
//ˈvɪʒ.ən//
Forms
- Plural
- visions
- present (v1)
- vision
- past (v2)
- visioned
- past participle (v3)
- visioned
- present participle
- visioning
- 3rd person singular
- visions
Definitions
1.The sense or ability of sight.
2.Something seen; an object perceived visually.
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.
1.To imagine something as if it were to be true.
2.To present as in a vision.
3.To provide with a vision.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1409
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Synonyms
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.