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imagine
[ ih-maj-in ]
verb (used with object)
- to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
Synonyms: ,
- to think, believe, or fancy:
He imagined the house was haunted.
- to assume; suppose:
I imagine they'll be here soon.
- to conjecture; guess:
I cannot imagine what you mean.
- Archaic. to plan, scheme, or plot.
verb (used without object)
- to form mental images of things not present to the senses; use the imagination.
- to suppose; think; conjecture.
imagine
/ ɪˈæɪ /
verb
- when tr, may take a clause as object to form a mental image of
- when tr, may take a clause as object to think, believe, or guess
- tr; takes a clause as object to suppose; assume
I imagine he'll come
- tr; takes a clause as object to believe or assume without foundation
he imagines he knows the whole story
- an archaic word for plot 1
sentence substitute
- Alsoimagine that! an exclamation of surprise
Derived Forms
- ˈԲ, adjective
- ˈԱ, noun
- ˈԲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·i· noun
- i·iԱ verb (used with object) preimagined preimagining
- i·iԱ verb (used with object) reimagined reimagining
- ܲi·iԱ adjective
- ɱ-·iԱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of imagine1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
You might imagine that means the leaders of the United States and Ukraine would sit near one another.
My delivery, I think, was not emphatic as some might imagine it would be.
If you connect the dots, it’s not hard to imagine the highest performing staffer at Castello Rosato ending up as one of the fresh faces on the upcoming “Vanderpump Rules” reboot.
He said that the "terrorists behind the killings, along with their backers, will get a punishment bigger than they can imagine".
This is where nonfiction can be delightfully tantalizing — we are left to imagine why.
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More About Imagine
does imagine mean?
To imagine is to form a mental likeness of something or someone not present, as in Imagine flying in a rocket to Mars.
To imagine also means to think of something, especially in a way that it is not currently, as in Imagine what the house might look like after all these years.
To imagine is also to assume, as in Oh dear, the teacher imagined that we all did our homework.
Finally, to imagine can mean to guess, as in Can you imagine what it would be like for it to snow in the summer?
Example: I can’t imagine they will take much longer, so we should just wait here.
Where does imagine come from?
The first records of the term imagine come from the 1300s. It ultimately comes from the Latin 岵ī.
Imagine is sometimes used for describing daydreaming, especially about something that you might find pleasant but probably cannot happen. A famous example of this is John Lennon’s song “Imagine,” which asks the listener to imagine a world without greed, hatred, or suffering. And in his song “God’s Plan,” which is about his belief that everything happens for a reason, Drake sings, “Imagine if I never met the broskis.”
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are some other forms related to imagine?
- imaginer (noun)
- imagineer (noun)
- reimagine (verb)
- unimagined (adjective)
are some synonyms for imagine?
are some words that share a root or word element with imagine?
are some words that often get used in discussing imagine?
How is imagine used in real life?
Imagine is commonly used in casual conversations to talk about forming mental images.
Could you imagine loving and raising a child only to have that child record a live concert on their phone?
— Cole M. Sprouse (@colesprouse)
My life is strange imagine living in a dream world that u didn't dream
— Liam (@LiamPayne)
Try using imagine!
Is imagine used correctly in the following sentence?
Imagine what it must be like to cross the Shibuya Scramble Crossing.
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