imagine
verb (used with object)
to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
imagined
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past participleof imagine.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof imagine.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
imagineverb (used with object)to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
Example Sentences
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The show, which aired during the Cold War and Space Race between the US and Soviet Union, imagined a future in which nations worked together, and Chekov's Russian heritage fitted that ideal.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
This was imagined more than a decade ago by then-Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom, where an AI is given the goal of maximizing paper-clip output and redirects the entire global economy into paper-clip production.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
"It's good money, but honestly, the feeling of doing something this futuristic is what keeps me excited. I never imagined my razor techniques would be useful to a global tech company," says Ashim.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
"I never imagined I'd have to be digging a well, just as I never imagined I'd have to be cooking with coal or installing solar panels," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
I imagined I could see the trolls in The Eastern Woods, slurping sludge and maybe eating apples.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
