Definitions for Imagine
ɪˈmædʒ ɪnImag·ine

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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?"

2. 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"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. imagine(Verb)

   To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.

   Try to imagine a pink elephant.

   Etymology: imaginer, from imaginor, from imaginem, the accusative singular of imago.

2. imagine(Verb)

   To believe in something created by one's own mind.

   She imagined that the man wanted to kill her.

   Etymology: imaginer, from imaginor, from imaginem, the accusative singular of imago.

3. imagine(Verb)

   To assume.

   I imagine that he will need to rest after such a long flight.

   Etymology: imaginer, from imaginor, from imaginem, the accusative singular of imago.

4. imagine(Verb)

   To conjecture or guess.

   I cannot even imagine what you are up to!

   Etymology: imaginer, from imaginor, from imaginem, the accusative singular of imago.

5. imagine(Verb)

   To use one's imagination.

   Imagine that we were siblings

   Etymology: imaginer, from imaginor, from imaginem, the accusative singular of imago.

6. imagine(Verb)

   To guess or conjecture.

   Etymology: imaginer, from imaginor, from imaginem, the accusative singular of imago.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

2. Imagine(verb)

   to contrive in purpose; to scheme; to devise; to compass; to purpose. See Compass, v. t., 5

3. Imagine(verb)

   to represent to one's self; to think; to believe

4. Imagine(verb)

   to form images or conceptions; to conceive; to devise

5. Imagine(verb)

   to think; to suppose

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Imagine

   "Imagine" is a song written and performed by the English musician John Lennon. The best-selling single of his solo career, its lyrics encourage the listener to imagine a world at peace, without the divisiveness and barriers of borders, religions and nationalities, and to consider the possibility that the focus of humanity should be living a life unattached to material possessions. Lennon and Yoko Ono co-produced the song and album of the same name with Phil Spector. Recording began at Lennon's home studio at Tittenhurst Park, England, in May 1971, with final overdubs taking place at the Record Plant, in New York City, during July. One month after the September release of the LP, Lennon released "Imagine" as a single in the United States; the song peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the LP reached number one on the UK chart in November, later becoming the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed album of Lennon's solo career. Although not originally released as a single in the United Kingdom, it was released in 1975 to promote a compilation LP and it reached number six in the chart that year. The song has since sold more than 1.6 million copies in the UK; it reached number one following Lennon's death in December 1980.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Imagine

   im-aj′in, v.t. to form an image of in the mind: to conceive: to think: (B.) to contrive or devise.—v.i. to form mental images: to conceive.—adj. Imag′inable, that may be imagined.—n. Imag′inableness.—adv. Imag′inably.—adj. Imag′inary, existing only in the imagination: not real: (alg.) impossible.—n. Imaginā′tion, act of imagining: the faculty of forming images in the mind: that which is imagined: contrivance.—adj. Imag′inātive, full of imagination: proceeding from the imagination.—ns. Imag′inātiveness; Imag′iner; Imag′ining, that which is imagined. [O. Fr. imaginer—L. imagināri—imago, an image.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. imagine

   An act of the imagination of a young child who is playing.

   Children love to imagine as they play.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 6, 2017  

2. imagine

   To create, form, see and design with the power of the mind.

   They could imagine it so they could build it and know that it would be used with great joy, love and passion.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 19, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Imagine' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1945

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Imagine' in Written Corpus Frequency: #865

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Imagine' in Verbs Frequency: #260

How to pronounce Imagine?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Imagine in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Imagine in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Imagine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Imagine in a Sentence

1. John Thune:

   I don't know how they do that, i can't imagine telling the President of United States — one, they are not negotiating with him on the shutdown and, two, now they are going to tell him he can't come to the Capitol to them. United States seems pretty far-fetched. I don't think United States's going to go over very well with the American people.

2. Andre Montana:

   He stayed to himself... he didn't talk much, he was a good guy. I couldn't imagine him doing such thing.

3. Gordon Jones:

   Imagine a flat piece of canvas with paint on it. If you roll it face in, the pressure will be on the edges of that paint. It's going to want to buckle, if you roll it face out, your curve is on the inside. Your outer paint level is going to expand and not buckle.

4. Gloria Steinem:

   It's hard to imagine any more physical symbol of the insanity of dividing human beings.

5. Hakeem Jeffries:

   We can only imagine what is in that document and we will obtain it and the American people will be able to see it.

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