imagine
verb (used with object)
to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
had imagined
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past perfectof imagine.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Neither of us was interested in bringing the law into our sacred love, which was charged with more laughter and sweetness than, I think, either of us had imagined possible for ourselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Caleb said the ceremony was great and "nothing like the weird coronation I had imagined when I was younger".
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
"But discovering a necropolis of this scale was completely unexpected: the size of distribution, the depth and the age range were far beyond anything we had imagined," Xiaotong Peng said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
That dream came true three years ago, though not quite in the way Mayo had imagined.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
Frankie had always envied the luxurious side of life, and his room was as I had imagined it would be.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
