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1. (v.t.) imagine
to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
2. imagine
to believe; fancy:
He imagined the house was haunted.
3. imagine
to assume; suppose:
I imagine they'll be here soon.
4. imagine
to conjecture; guess:
I cannot imagine what you mean.
5. (v.i.) imagine
to form mental images of things not present to the senses.
6. imagine
to conjecture.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < MF imaginer < L imāginārī, der. of imāgō, s. of imāgin-image)
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| Definition of 'imagine' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) imagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
"Can you conceive of him as the president?"
2. (verb) think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess
expect, believe, or suppose
"I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"
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1. (verb) imagine
to think of or picture sth in your mind
Close your eyes and imagine the most beautiful beach in the world.; I can't imagine what he'd do if she left him.; She imagined him asking her to marry him.
2. imagine
to suppose sth is true
I imagine he's already bought himself one of those new phones.
3. imagine
to believe sth is happening when it is not
"Did you hear that?" "No, you must be imagining things!"
4. imagine
indicates disapproval or surprise
Imagine leaving kids alone in the house for all that time.
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| Definition of 'imagine' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) imagine
to form in the mind a notion or idea of; to form a mental image of; to conceive; to produce by the imagination
2. (verb) imagine
to contrive in purpose; to scheme; to devise; to compass; to purpose. See Compass, v. t., 5
3. (verb) imagine
to represent to one's self; to think; to believe
4. (verb) imagine
to form images or conceptions; to conceive; to devise
5. (verb) imagine
to think; to suppose
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Sense: to form a mental picture of (something)
I can imagine how you felt.
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 Afrikaans: indink |
 Arabic: يَتَخَيَّل |
 Bulgarian: представям си |
 Brazilian: imaginar |
 Czech: představit si |
 German: sich vorstellen |
 Danish: forestille sig; tænke sig |
 Greek: φαντάζομαι |
 Spanish: imaginar |
 Estonian: kujutlema |
 Farsi: تصور کردن |
 Finnish: kuvitella |
 French: imaginer |
 Hebrew: לְדַמייֵן |
 Hindi: कल्पना करना |
 Croatian: zamisliti |
 Hungarian: (el)képzel |
 Indonesian: membayangkan |
 Icelandic: ímynda sér |
 Italian: immaginare |
 Japanese: 心に描く |
 Korean: 마음에 그리다 |
 Lithuanian: įsivaizduoti |
 Latvian: iedomāties |
 Malay: membayangkan |
 Dutch: zich indenken |
 Norwegian: forestille/tenke seg |
 Polish: przedstawić sobie |
 Persian: تصور کردن |
 Pashto: تصور كول، ګڼل، كمان كول، |
 Portuguese: imaginar |
 Romanian: a(-şi) imagina |
 Russian: представлять (себе) |
 Slovak: predstaviť si |
 Slovenian: predstavljati si |
 Serbian: zamisliti |
 Swedish: föreställa sig |
 Thai: นึกเอาเอง; คาดคิด |
 Turkish: anlamak |
 Taiwanese: 猜想得出 |
 Ukrainian: уявляти собі |
 Urdu: کسی شے کی ذہنی تصویر بنان |
 Vietnamese: tưởng tượng |
 Chinese: 设想 |
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