imagine
to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
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.
to form mental images of things not present to the senses; use the imagination.
to suppose; think; conjecture.
Origin of imagine
1synonym study For imagine
Other words for imagine
Other words from imagine
- i·mag·in·er, noun
- pre·im·ag·ine, verb (used with object), pre·im·ag·ined, pre·im·ag·in·ing.
- re·i·mag·ine, verb (used with object), re·i·mag·ined, re·i·mag·in·ing.
- un·im·ag·ined, adjective
- well-i·mag·ined, adjective
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How to use imagine in a sentence
It’s hard to even imagine school without a classic Mead Composition Book.
Notable notebooks for writing and drawing | PopSci Commerce Team | September 17, 2020 | Popular-ScienceJust imagine if the more than 200,000 people who voted in Jefferson County, Kentucky, during the primary had actually shown up at the county’s only polling location.
Why you should vote as early as possible (and how to do it) | John Kennedy | September 17, 2020 | Popular-Science“It’s actually not possible to imagine an AP class being shut down abruptly at Scripps Ranch High or many others,” Lewis writes.
Morning Report: Lincoln Abruptly Canceled AP Class | Voice of San Diego | September 17, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoIt’s actually not possible to imagine an AP class being shut down abruptly at Scripps Ranch High or many others.
When a Calculus Class Abruptly Became Ceramics at Lincoln High | Scott Lewis | September 16, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoNow imagine that you want to insert a new edge connecting two nodes in a planar graph, say nodes 1 and 6 in the example below.
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“You can imagine the sound of that gun on a Bronx street,” Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce says.
imagine waking up to find a guy who looks like a tech startup employee eating your charred crispy leg.
The Red Viper, Zoe Barnes, and the Best Fictional Deaths of 2014 | Melissa Leon | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIf you think divorce between two people is messy and traumatic, imagine divorcing yourself.
Why Singles Should Say ‘I Don’t’ to The Self-Marriage Movement | Tim Teeman | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTimagine living 28 years—your whole life—trapped inside the wrong body.
The Insurance Company Promised a Gender Reassignment. Then They Made a Mistake. | James Joiner | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNow imagine that one day hope appeared, an unexpected opportunity to free yourself, to finally be yourself.
The Insurance Company Promised a Gender Reassignment. Then They Made a Mistake. | James Joiner | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI would ask you to imagine it translated into every language, a common material of understanding throughout all the world.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsAnd furthermore, I imagine something else about this—quite unlike the old Bible—I imagine all of it periodically revised.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsYou may imagine the effect this missive produced upon the proud, high-minded doctor of divinity.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodWe can imagine that, as soon as a printed book ceased to be a great rarity, it became an object of great abhorrence.
I thought you said Meadowville, and never havin' been there, I didn't see how I could imagine the station.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson Lloyd
British Dictionary definitions for imagine
/ (ɪˈmædʒɪn) /
(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
Also: imagine that! an exclamation of surprise
Origin of imagine
1Derived forms of imagine
- imaginable, adjective
- imaginably, adverb
- imaginer, noun
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