# envisaged

/ɛnˈvɪzɪdʒd/ (US) · /ɛnvˈɪsɪdʒd/ (UK) · CEFR C1 · Adjective

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/envisaged
Updated: 2026-05-08

## Definition

imagined as a future possibility. You use this to describe a plan or situation that someone has pictured in their mind.

For teachers: conceived of or imagined as a future possibility or result. Often functions as a participial adjective describing a planned or predicted outcome.

## Examples

- The project is much bigger than originally envisaged.
- The architect presented the envisaged layout for the new park, showing where the trees and benches would go.
- The treaty aimed to create a zone of economic cooperation, though the envisaged level of integration proved difficult to achieve given the political climate of the decade.

## Usage notes

- Often appears after 'originally', 'initially', or 'previously' to contrast a past plan with current reality.

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