Definitions for imagineɪˈmædʒ ɪn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
im•ag•ineɪˈmædʒ ɪn(v.)-ined, -in•ing.
(v.t.)to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
to believe; 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.
(v.i.)to form mental images of things not present to the senses.
to conjecture.
Origin of imagine:
1300–50; ME < MF imaginer < L imāginārī, der. of imāgō, s. of imāgin-image
i•mag′in•er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
imagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage(verb)
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
"Can you conceive of him as the president?"
think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess(verb)
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"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
imagine(verb)ɪˈmædʒ ɪn
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.
imagineɪˈmædʒ ɪn
to suppose sth is true
I imagine he's already bought himself one of those new phones.
imagineɪˈmædʒ ɪn
to believe sth is happening when it is not
"Did you hear that?" "No, you must be imagining things!"
imagineɪˈmædʒ ɪn
indicates disapproval or surprise
Imagine leaving kids alone in the house for all that time.
Wiktionary
imagine(Verb)
To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
Try to imagine a pink elephant.
imagine(Verb)
To believe in something created by one's own mind.
She imagined that the man wanted to kill her.
imagine(Verb)
To assume.
I imagine that he will need to rest after such a long flight.
imagine(Verb)
To conjecture or guess.
I cannot even imagine what you are up to!
imagine(Verb)
To use one's imagination.
Imagine that we were siblings
imagine(Verb)
To guess or conjecture.
Origin: imaginer, from imaginor, from imaginem, the accusative singular of imago.
Webster Dictionary
Imagine(verb)
to form in the mind a notion or idea of; to form a mental image of; to conceive; to produce by the imagination
Imagine(verb)
to contrive in purpose; to scheme; to devise; to compass; to purpose. See Compass, v. t., 5
Imagine(verb)
to represent to one's self; to think; to believe
Imagine(verb)
to form images or conceptions; to conceive; to devise
Imagine(verb)
to think; to suppose
Translations for imagine
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- indinkAfrikaans
- يَتَخَيَّلArabic
- представям сиBulgarian
- imaginarPortuguese (BR)
- představit siCzech
- sich vorstellenGerman
- forestille sig; tænke sigDanish
- φαντάζομαιGreek
- imaginarSpanish
- kujutlemaEstonian
- تصور کردنFarsi
- kuvitellaFinnish
- imaginerFrench
- לְדַמייֵןHebrew
- कल्पना करनाHindi
- zamislitiCroatian
- (el)képzelHungarian
- membayangkanIndonesian
- ímynda sérIcelandic
- immaginareItalian
- 心に描くJapanese
- 마음에 그리다Korean
- įsivaizduotiLithuanian
- iedomātiesLatvian
- membayangkanMalay
- zich indenkenDutch
- forestille/tenke segNorwegian
- przedstawić sobiePolish
- تصور کردنPersian
- تصور كول، ګڼل، كمان كول، فكر كولPashto
- imaginarPortuguese
- a(-şi) imaginaRomanian
- представлять (себе)Russian
- predstaviť siSlovak
- predstavljati siSlovenian
- zamislitiSerbian
- föreställa sigSwedish
- นึกเอาเอง; คาดคิดThai
- anlamakTurkish
- 猜想得出Chinese (Trad.)
- уявляти собіUkrainian
- کسی شے کی ذہنی تصویر بناناUrdu
- tưởng tượngVietnamese
- 设想Chinese (Simp.)
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