imagine

Definition of Imagine in English :

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Verb

1. conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

Example Sentences:
'Can you conceive of him as the president?'

2. guess, imagine, opine, reckon, suppose, think

expect, believe, or suppose

Example Sentences:
'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'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Imagine

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verb

1. (when tr, may take a clause as object)

to form a mental image of

2. (when tr, may take a clause as object)

to think, believe, or guess

3. (tr; takes a clause as object)

to suppose; assume

I imagine he'll come

4. (tr; takes a clause as object)

to believe or assume without foundation

he imagines he knows the whole story

5. an archaic word for plot1

sentence substitute

6. Also: imagine that!

an exclamation of surprise

Imagine

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verb transitiveWord forms: iˈmagined or iˈmagining

1.

to make a mental image of; form an idea or notion of; conceive in the mind; create by the imagination

2.

to suppose; guess; think

verb intransitive

3.

to use the imagination

4.

to suppose; guess; think

Imagine

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v. i·mag·ined, i·mag·in·ing, i·mag·ines

v.tr.

1. To form a mental picture or image of: imagined a better life abroad.

2. To think or suppose; conjecture: I imagine you're right.

3. To have a notion of or about without adequate foundation; fancy or believe: She imagines herself to be a true artist.

v.intr.

1. To employ the imagination.

2. To have a belief or make a guess.

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