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noticeable:It is noticeable that women do not have the rivalry that men have.

observable:Mars is too faint and too low in the sky to be observable.

vi|sion ◆◇◇ /v I ʒ ə n/ (visions )

1 N‑COUNT Your vision of a future situation or society is what you imagine or hope it would be like, if things were very different from the way they are now. □ [+ of ] I have a vision of a society that is free of exploitation and injustice. □ [+ of ] That's my vision of how the world could be.

2 N‑COUNT If you have a vision of someone in a particular situation, you imagine them in that situation, for example because you are worried that it might happen, or hope that it will happen. □ [+ of ] He had a vision of Cheryl, slumped on a plastic chair in the waiting-room. □ [+ of ] Maybe you had visions of being surrounded by happy, smiling children.

3 N‑COUNT A vision is the experience of seeing something that other people cannot see, for example in a religious experience or as a result of madness or taking drugs. □  It was on 24th June 1981 that young villagers first reported seeing the Virgin Mary in a vision.

4 N‑UNCOUNT Your vision is your ability to see clearly with your eyes. □  It causes blindness or serious loss of vision.

5 N‑UNCOUNT Your vision is everything that you can see from a particular place or position. □  Jane blocked Cross's vision and he could see nothing.

6 → see also tunnel vision SYNONYMS vision NOUN 1

idea:My idea of physical perfection is to be very slender.

dream:My dream is to have a house in the country.

fantasy:…fantasies of romance and true love.

vi|sion|ary /v I ʒənri, [AM ] -neri/ (visionaries )

1 N‑COUNT If you refer to someone as a visionary , you mean that they have strong, original ideas about how things might be different in the future, especially about how things might be improved. □  An entrepreneur is more than just a risk taker. He is a visionary.

2 ADJ You use visionary to describe the strong, original ideas of a visionary. □  …the visionary architecture of Etienne Boulleé.

vis|it ◆◆◆ /v I z I t/ (visits , visiting , visited )

1 VERB If you visit someone, you go to see them and spend time with them. □ [V n] He wanted to visit his brother in Worcester. □ [V ] Bill would visit on weekends. ● N‑COUNT Visit is also a noun. □  Helen had recently paid him a visit.

2 VERB If you visit a place, you go there for a short time. □ [V n] He'll be visiting four cities including Cagliari in Sardinia. □ [V n] Caroline visited all the big stores. □ [V -ing] …a visiting truck driver. ● N‑COUNT Visit is also a noun. □  I paid a visit to my local print shop.

3 VERB If you visit a website, you look at it. [COMPUTING ] □ [V n] For details visit our website at www.cobuild.collins.co.uk.

4 VERB If you visit a professional person such as a doctor or lawyer, you go and see them in order to get professional advice. If they visit you, they come to see you in order to give you professional advice. [mainly BRIT ] □ [V n] If necessary, the patient can then visit his doctor for further advice. ● N‑COUNT Visit is also a noun. □ [+ from ] You may have regular home visits from a neonatal nurse.

▸  visit with PHRASAL VERB If you visit with someone, you go to see them and spend time with them. [AM ] □ [V P n] I visited with him in San Francisco. SYNONYMS visit VERB 1

call on:Sofia was intending to call on Miss Kitts.

stop by:I'll stop by to see Leigh before going home.

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