envisage
v. C1 Advanced US //ɛnˈvɪzɪdʒ// UK //ɛnvˈɪsɪdʒ// en·vis·age
v. to imagine something that might happen in the future. You use this when you are thinking about a plan or a possible result.
v. to imagine or conceive of something as a possibility or a future event. Often used in formal or technical contexts to describe planning or forecasting.
I cannot envisage a world without the internet.
The committee failed to envisage the logistical challenges that would arise during the citywide power outage.
While the architect could envisage a grand glass structure rising from the site, the local council remained skeptical about the environmental impact of such an ambitious project.
From French envisager, from en (“in”) + visage (“visage”); equivalent to en- + visage.