envisage

Universal Words (especially BrE) (AmE usually envision) verb to imagine what will happen in the future: [VN] What level of profit do you envisage? * [V-ing] I don't envisage working with him again. * [VN-ing] I can't envisage her coping with this job. * [VNthat] It is envisaged that the talks will take place in the spring. [also Vthat, Vwh-]