French word

envisager

Pronunciation

IPA/ɑ̃vizaʒe/

Meaning

  • verbconsider

Example

Nous devons envisager toutes les options.

We must consider all the options.

Illustration for envisager (consider)

More examples

Elle commence à envisager une reconversion professionnelle.

She is beginning to consider a career change.

Core concept

A decision table holds a possible situation, lays out its options, and compares them before one is chosen.

Common phrases

  • envisager de

    consider doing ___

  • envisager un projet

    consider a project

  • envisager l'avenir

    consider the future

Similar words

considérer: Assess information and treat it as a basis for judgment.
réfléchir: Think deeply in order to reach a plan or answer.
étudier: Examine materials or circumstances closely to support understanding or judgment.
penser: Have a thought or hold an opinion about something.

Definition in French

Prendre en considération une éventualité ou élaborer des options possibles avant de prendre une décision.

Word origin

French envisager was formed from en- and visage, 'face', with the original idea of turning the face toward something and the later sense of considering it.

Usage tips

  • With a following verb, envisager normally takes de: envisager de partir; with a noun, it takes a direct object.

Other meanings

  • envisionverb
  • planverb

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