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noun1 ability to seeADJECTIVE▪ 20/20, excellent, perfect▪
The eye test shows she has perfect vision.
▪ normal▪ clear, sharp (esp. AmE)▪The rain prevented her having clear vision of the road ahead.
▪ blurred, blurry (esp. AmE), distorted, impaired, poor▪ double, tunnel (often figurative)▪ binocular, stereoscopic▪ heat, X-ray▪ distance▪I can read without glasses, but my distance vision is poor.
▪ night▪ colour/color▪ peripheral▪Use your peripheral vision widely when moving from place to place.
▪ machineVERB + VISION▪ have▪ give (sb)▪ block, obscure, restrict▪ distort, impair▪ blind, blur, cloud▪The tears blurred her vision.
▪ fill, flood▪ clear, improve, sharpen▪ correct▪ lose▪ restore▪ regainVISION + VERB▪ blur, fade, swim▪ go black, go blank, go blurry▪ clear▪Her vision cleared and she realized Niall was standing beside her.
▪ disappear▪ returnPREPOSITION▪ across your vision▪A bird shot across her vision.
PHRASES▪ your field of vision▪She was aware of shapes moving across her field of vision.
▪ your line of vision▪Someone was standing in my line of vision so I couldn't see the screen.
2 picture in your imaginationADJECTIVE▪ disturbing, horrible, nightmarish, strange▪ bleak▪ inner, mental, spiritual▪ mystic, mystical, prophetic, religious▪A young girl in the town experienced a prophetic vision.
▪ poetic▪ apocalyptic▪an apocalyptic vision of the end of civilization
▪ suddenVERB + VISION▪ experience, have, receive▪I had visions of us getting hopelessly lost.
▪ conjure, conjure up▪The name ‘Las Vegas’ conjures up a vision of casinos.
VISION + VERB▪ disappear, fade▪As he approached, the vision faded and there was no one there.
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the vision▪The idea came to her in a vision.
▪ vision of3 ability to see/plan for the futureADJECTIVE▪ grand, great▪ artistic, creative, imaginative▪ alternative▪ singular, unique▪ broad, comprehensive, global, wide▪The company needs to develop a global vision.
▪ narrow▪ overall▪ personal▪ clear▪The engineers had a clear vision of what they wanted to achieve.
▪ compelling▪ bold, radical▪ common, shared▪They share a common vision for the development of health services.
▪ strategic▪ political▪ revolutionary▪ moral▪ romantic, Utopian▪ long-termVERB + VISION▪ have, possess▪ lack▪ create, develop▪ achieve, fulfil/fulfill, implement, realize▪ articulate, communicate, convey, describe, lay out, outline, present▪He outlined his vision for the new economic order.
▪ promote▪ pursue▪ impose▪The new leader set about imposing his vision on the party.
▪ offer▪ share▪ embrace▪ cloud▪He was determined not to let emotions cloud his vision.
PREPOSITION▪ of vision▪a statesman of great vision
▪ vision for▪a vision for the future
▪ vision of▪an alternative vision of society
PHRASES▪ breadth of vision▪His plans for the country's future show a remarkable breadth of vision.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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Vision — Vision … Deutsch Wörterbuch
VISION — «Toute la conduite de notre vie dépend de nos sens, entre lesquels celui de la vue étant le plus universel et le plus noble. Il n’y a point de doute que les inventions qui servent à augmenter sa puissance ne soient des plus utiles qui puissent… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Vision — most often refers to visual perception, but may refer to vision (spirituality) (i.e., inspirational experiences or perceptions believed to come from a deity or other supernatural source) or hallucinations.In business, a vision refers to the… … Wikipedia
Vision — Vi sion, n. [OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. ? to see, ? I know, and E. wit. See {Wit}, v., and cf. {Advice}, {Clairvoyant}, {Envy}, {Evident}, {Provide}, {Revise}, {Survey}, {View}, {Visage}, {Visit} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vision On — was a British children s television programme, shown on BBC1 from 1964 to 1977 specifically for deaf children. It was conceived by BBC Producers Ursula Eason and developed by Patrick Dowling to replace a monthly series For The Deaf , a programme… … Wikipedia
Vision On — fue un programa de televisión inglés producido y transmitido por la BBC1 desde 1964 hasta 1977. Estuvo enfocado a los niños con sordera y problemas visuales. Concebido por Ursula Eason y Patrick Dowling, puso énfasis en la comunicación e… … Wikipedia Español
Vision — (lat. visio, „Anblick, Erscheinung“) steht für: Vision (Religion), eine religiöse Erscheinung Vision (Thomas Mann), ein Text von Thomas Mann den Spielfilm Vision – Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Bingen (2009) im weiteren Sinn für eine… … Deutsch Wikipedia
vision — Vision. s. f. v. Action de la faculté de voir. De quelle maniere, & en quelle partie de l oeil se fait la vision. La vision beatifique, en termes de Theologie, C est l action par laquelle les bien heureux voyent Dieu. Il sign. aussi, Les choses… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Vision 20/20 — (20/20 Vision) est le quatre vingt treizième épisode de la série télévisée La Cinquième Dimension, diffusé le 10 décembre 1988 aux États Unis. Synopsis Après avoir cassé ses lunettes, un homme arrive à voir l avenir. Il décide de se… … Wikipédia en Français
vision — UK US /ˈvɪʒən/ noun ► [C or U] the ability to imagine how something could develop in the future, or the ideas that come from imagining in this way: »There s a lack of leadership, a lack of vision, and a lack of organization in the industry as a… … Financial and business terms
visión — f. fisiol. Capacidad que permite recibir e interpretar las ondas lumínicas comprendidas entre los 400 y 800 nanómetros. Los principales órganos que intervienen en el proceso son el ojo, el nervio óptico y el cerebro. En el hombre, la visión es… … Diccionario médico
