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vision(dictionary)
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vision(medicine)
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Vision(health)
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Binocular vision(health)

vision (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin visio, from visus, past participle of videre 'to see']
[U] ability to see
-synonym sight sight
::She suffered temporary loss of vision after being struck on the head.
::Tears blurred her vision (=made it difficult for her to see) .
good/normal/poor etc vision
::children who are born with poor vision
twenty-twenty/20-20 vision
(=the ability to see perfectly)
night vision
(=the ability to see when it is dark)
[U] the area that you can see
::a figure at the edge of her vision
sb's field/line of vision
(=the area someone is able to see without turning their head)
::As the cars overtake you, they are temporarily outside your field of vision.
[C] an idea of what you think something should be like
vision of
::He had a clear vision of how he hoped the company would develop.
vision for
::The President outlined his vision for the future.
grand/powerful/original etc vision
::a grand vision for the country
have visions of sth
if you have visions of something happening, especially something bad, you imagine it happening
::I had visions of the kids getting lost and getting abducted by some weirdo.
[C] something that you seem to see as part of a powerful religious experience
::She had a vision in which Jesus appeared before her.
in a vision
::He became a monk after seeing Saint Apollinaris in a vision.
[U] the knowledge and imagination that are needed in planning for the future with a clear purpose
::We need a leader with vision and strong principles.
::his enthusiasm and breadth of vision
a vision of beauty/loveliness etc
literary someone who is very beautiful
[U] the quality of a picture that you can see on a television