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vi·sion
(vĭzh′ən)n.
1.
a. The faculty of sight; eyesight: poor vision.
b. Something that is or has been seen.
2. Unusual competence in discernment or perception; intelligent foresight: a leader of vision.
3. The manner in which one sees or conceives of something.
4. A mental image produced by the imagination.
5. The mystical experience of seeing something that is not in fact present to the eye or is supernatural.
6. A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.
tr.v. vi·sioned, vi·sion·ing, vi·sions
1. To see in a vision.
2. To picture in the mind; envision.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vīsiō, vīsiōn-, from vīsus, past participle of vidēre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]
vi′sion·al adj.
vi′sion·al·ly adv.
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vision
(ˈvɪʒən)n
1. the act, faculty, or manner of perceiving with the eye; sight
2. (Broadcasting)
a. the image on a television screen
b. (as modifier): vision control.
3. the ability or an instance of great perception, esp of future developments: a man of vision.
4. a mystical or religious experience of seeing some supernatural event, person, etc: the vision of St John of the Cross.
5. that which is seen, esp in such a mystical experience
6. (sometimes plural) a vivid mental image produced by the imagination: he had visions of becoming famous.
7. a person or thing of extraordinary beauty
8. (Commerce) the stated aims and objectives of a business or other organization
vb
(tr) to see or show in or as if in a vision
[C13: from Latin vīsiō sight, from vidēre to see]
ˈvisionless adj
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vi•sion
(ˈvɪʒ ən)n.
1. the act or power of sensing with the eyes; sight.
2. the power of anticipating that which may come to be; foresight: entrepreneurial vision.
3.
a. something seen in or as if in a dream, often attributed to divine agency.
b. the experience of such a perception.
4. a vivid, imaginative anticipation: visions of wealth and glory.
5. something seen; an object of sight.
6. a scene, person, etc., of extraordinary beauty.
v.t. 7. to envision.
[1250–1300; < Latin vīsiō act of seeing, sight, derivative of vid(ēre) to see]
vi′sion•less, adj.
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vision
Past participle: visioned
Gerund: visioning
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| Noun | 1. |  vision - a vivid mental image; "he had a vision of his own death"imagery, imaging, mental imagery, imagination - the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination" prevision - a prophetic vision (as in a dream) retrovision - a vision of events in the distant past |
| 2. |  vision - the ability to see; the visual facultyvisual system - the sensory system for vision exteroception - sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body stigmatism - normal eyesight achromatic vision - vision using the rods acuity, sharp-sightedness, visual acuity - sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) binocular vision - vision involving the use of both eyes central vision - vision using the fovea and parafovea; the middle part of the visual field distance vision - vision for objects that a 20 feet or more from the viewer monocular vision - vision with only one eye near vision - vision for objects 2 feet or closer to the viewer night vision, night-sight, scotopic vision, twilight vision - the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight) daylight vision, photopic vision - normal vision in daylight; vision with sufficient illumination that the cones are active and hue is perceived peripheral vision - vision at the edges of the visual field using only the periphery of the retina | |
| 3. |  vision - the perceptual experience of seeing; "the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision"; "he had a visual sensation of intense light"aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression - an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch" | |
| 4. |  vision - 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"fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings fancy - a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination dreaming, dream - imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality" imaginary being, imaginary creature - a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction | |
| 5. | vision - a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance; "he had a vision of the Virgin Mary" experience - an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention" |
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vision
noun
1. image, idea, dream, plans, hopes, prospect, ideal, concept, fancy, fantasy, conception, delusion, daydream, reverie, flight of fancy, mental picture, pipe dream, imago (Psychoanalysis), castle in the air, fanciful notion I have a vision of a society free of exploitation and injustice.
2. hallucination, illusion, apparition, revelation, ghost, phantom, delusion, spectre, mirage, wraith, chimera, phantasm, eidolon She heard voices and saw visions of her ancestors.
3. sight, seeing, eyesight, view, eyes, perception The disease causes blindness or serious loss of vision.
4. foresight, imagination, perception, insight, awareness, inspiration, innovation, creativity, intuition, penetration, inventiveness, shrewdness, discernment, prescience, perceptiveness, farsightedness, breadth of view The government's lack of vision could have profound economic consequences.
5. picture, dream, sight, delight, beauty, joy, sensation, spectacle, knockout (informal), beautiful sight, perfect picture, feast for the eyes, sight for sore eyes The girl was a vision in crimson organza.
Quotations
"Your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions" Bible: Joel
"Where there is no vision, the people perish" Bible: Proverbs
"Your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions" Bible: Joel
"Where there is no vision, the people perish" Bible: Proverbs
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vision
noun2. Unusual or creative discernment or perception:
3. An illusory mental image:
4. Something that is foretold by or as if by supernatural means:
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Translations
إبْصاررؤياطَيْف، رُؤْيَه في الخَيال
zrakviděnívizepředvídavost
drømmesynsynvision
näkyvisio
éleslátáslátomás
framsÿnisjónsÿn; vitrun, hugsÿn
啓示展望幻視幻覚目標
iztēleiztēles spējaredzeredzes spējasapnis
predvídavosťvidenievízia
vidvizija
hägringsynvision
görme yeteneğihayalileri görüş
vision
[ˈvɪʒən] N1. (= eyesight) → vista f
to have normal vision → tener la vista normal
field of vision → campo m visual
see also double F
see also tunnel D
to have normal vision → tener la vista normal
field of vision → campo m visual
see also double F
see also tunnel D
2. (= farsightedness) → clarividencia f, visión f de futuro; (= imagination) → imaginación f
we need vision to make this idea work → nos hace falta clarividencia or visión de futuro para hacer que esta idea funcione
he had the vision to see that → tenía la suficiente visión de futuro como para ver que ...
a man of (broad) vision → un hombre de miras amplias
we need vision to make this idea work → nos hace falta clarividencia or visión de futuro para hacer que esta idea funcione
he had the vision to see that → tenía la suficiente visión de futuro como para ver que ...
a man of (broad) vision → un hombre de miras amplias
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
vision
[ˈvɪʒən] n (= view) → vue f
(= imagined future) → vision f
I have a vision of a free society → J'ai la vision d'une société libre.
That's my vision of how the world could be → C'est ma vision de ce que pourrait être le monde.
I have a vision of a free society → J'ai la vision d'une société libre.
That's my vision of how the world could be → C'est ma vision de ce que pourrait être le monde.
(= mental image) to have a vision of sb/sth → se représenter qn/qch
to have visions of doing sth → se voir en train de faire qch
He had visions of being surrounded by happy children → Il se voyait entouré d'enfants heureux.
to have visions of doing sth → se voir en train de faire qch
He had visions of being surrounded by happy children → Il se voyait entouré d'enfants heureux.
(= hallucination) → vision f
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vision
n
(= power of sight) → Sehvermögen nt; within/beyond the range of vision → in/außer Sichtweite; he has good vision → er sieht gut ? field g
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
vision
[ˈvɪʒ/ən] nCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
vision
(ˈviʒən) noun1. something seen in the imagination or in a dream. God appeared to him in a vision.
2. the ability to see or plan into the future. Politicians should be men of vision.
3. the ability to see or the sense of sight. He is slowly losing his vision.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
vis·ion
n. visión.
1. sentido de la vista;
2. capacidad de percibir los objetos por la acción de la luz a través de los órganos visuales y los centros cerebrales con que se relacionan. .
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
vision
n visión f, vista; blurred — visión nublada or borrosa; double — visión doble; far — visión lejana; near — visión cercana; night — visión nocturna; peripheral — visión periférica; tunnel — visión de túnelEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.