VISION


Meaning of VISION in English

/ ˈvɪʒn; NAmE / noun

1.

[ U ] the ability to see; the area that you can see from a particular position :

to have good / perfect / poor / blurred / normal vision

20–20 vision (= the ability to see perfectly)

Cats have good night vision .

The couple moved outside her field of vision .

He glimpsed something on the edge of his vision.

—see also tunnel vision ➡ note at sight

2.

[ C ] an idea or a picture in your imagination :

He had a vision of a world in which there would be no wars.

I had visions of us getting hopelessly lost.

3.

[ C ] a dream or similar experience, especially of a religious kind :

The idea came to her in a vision.

4.

[ U ] the ability to think about or plan the future with great imagination and intelligence

SYN foresight :

a leader of vision

5.

[ C ] a ~ (of sth) ( literary ) a person of great beauty or who shows the quality mentioned :

She was a vision in white lace.

a vision of loveliness

6.

[ U ] the picture on a television or cinema / movie theater screen :

We apologize for the loss of vision.

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English (denoting a supernatural apparition): via Old French from Latin visio(n-) , from videre to see.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.