Envisager (en. Consider)

/ɑ̃vi.za.ʒe/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Consider something as an option or a possibility.

They are considering going on a trip this summer.

Ils envisagent de partir en voyage cet été.

Anticipate or imagine something in the future.

She is contemplating a career in medicine.

Elle envisage une carrière dans la médecine.

Study the possibility of doing something.

We need to consider all alternatives.

Nous devons envisager toutes les alternatives.

From the verb 'envisager', formed from 'en-' and 'visager', which comes from 'visage'.

seriously consider

Consider carefully and seriously.

envisager sérieusement

contemplate the future

Think about future possibilities.

envisager l'avenir

consider an option

Take into account a possibility.

envisager une option

consider change

Consider the possibility of a change.

envisager le changement

forecast

Act of predicting, often used in the context of future plans.

prévision

projection

Anticipated representation of what might happen.

projection

plan

Defined scheme to achieve a goal.

plan

Consider doing something in an informal context.

We're thinking about going on a road trip this weekend.

On envisage de faire un road trip ce week-end.

Think about something without a firm decision.

I'm in the process of considering changing jobs.

Je suis en train d'envisager de changer de boulot.