Imagine

Quick meaning: Imagine is a verb meaning (transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To believe in something created by one's own mind, often something false.
2. (transitive) To assume; to suppose.
3. (transitive) To conjecture; to guess.
4. (intransitive) To use one's imagination.
5. (transitive, obsolete) To contrive in purpose; to scheme; to devise.
6. (transitive, Internet slang, rhetorical, sarcastic) Used to mock an idea by suggesting that it is ridiculous or ill thought through.
7. (fandom slang) A short fanfic or prompt placing a reader insert in a novel scenario with a character or celebrity.

Example Sentences

Try to imagine a pink elephant.

Imagine yourself in a packed airport lounge.

Imagine all the people / Livin' life in peace

She imagined that the man wanted to kill her.

Word Forms

• imagines
• imagining
• imagined
• imaginest
• imaginedst
• imagineth

Synonyms for imagine

Depending on context, synonyms include ween, project, see, fancy, envisage, reckon.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include envisage, ideate, think, guess, suppose, reckon.

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