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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Seth Hernandez has imagined his name being announced for years at the MLB amateur draft.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2025
Kerr has imagined any game might be his last with pal Popovich on the opposite bench.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 1, 2023
Alderman’s books have expressed a kind of alternative vision to that of Atwood, who has imagined the worst in “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Oryx and Crake” among others.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2022
Her name is Lydia Tár, and in the world Field has imagined — one that exists at an oblique angle to our own — it’s a household name.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
While awaiting this transformation, present generations can apply education by and for rhythm to the interpretation of plastic stage music such as Richard Wagner has imagined.
From The Eurhythmics of Jaques-Dalcroze by Emile Jaques-Dalcroze
