imagine
verb (used with object)
to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
has imagined
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present perfectof imagine (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He has imagined apocalyptic scenarios like AI data centers snapping up land once used for agriculture and causing mass-starvation or AI engineers altering the earth’s atmosphere, making it inhospitable to humans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
She has imagined a career in medicine or law, but she’s interested in continuing to act, and she hopes there will be more opportunities soon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024
Fleetwood has imagined “a million times” the same thing happening to him on English soil.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
But I do really, really believe theater is important — I have been changed by theater, and theater has imagined better futures for me when I have failed in imagination.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2023
It was as though we had steamed out of a human land into the drear valleys of the moon, and one expected to catch glimpses of creatures as terrifying as any Mr. Wells has imagined.
From Westward with the Prince of Wales by W. Douglas (Wilfrid Douglas) Newton
