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(ɪmædʒɪn)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense imagines, present participle imagining, past tense, past participle imagined
1. verb
If you imagine something, you think about it and your mind forms a picture or idea of it.
He could not imagine a more peaceful scene. [VERB noun/verb-ing]
She couldn't imagine living in a place like that. [VERB noun/-ing]
Can you imagine how she must have felt when Mary Brent turned up with me in tow? [VERB wh]
Imagine you're lying on a beach, listening to the steady rhythm of waves lappingthe shore. [VERB that]
I can't imagine you being unfair to anyone, Leigh. [VERB noun verb-ing]
Synonyms: envisage, see, picture, plan More Synonyms of imagine
2. verb
If you imagine that something is the case, you think that it is the case.
I imagine you're referring to Jean-Paul Sartre. [VERB that]
We tend to imagine that the Victorians were very prim and proper. [VERB that]
'Was he meeting someone?'—'I imagine so.' [V so]
Synonyms: believe, think, suppose, assume More Synonyms of imagine
3. verb
If you imagine something, you think that you have seen, heard, or experienced that thing, although actually you have not.
I realised that I must have imagined the whole thing. [VERB that]
[Also VERB noun]
Synonyms: dream, fancy, visualize, envisage More Synonyms of imagine

imagine in British English

(ɪˈmædʒɪn)
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
Derived forms
imaginable (iˈmaginable)
adjective
imaginableness (iˈmaginableness)
noun
imaginably (iˈmaginably)
adverb
imaginer (iˈmaginer)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Latin imāginārī to fancy, picture mentally, from imāgō likeness; see image

imagine in American English

(ɪˈmædʒɪn)
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
Word origin
ME imaginen < OFr imaginer < L imaginari < imago, a likeness, image

Examples of 'imagine' in a sentence
imagine

Just try to imagine modern life without it.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
 One would imagine there is a record of this.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
So it is hard to imagine how people born into chaos feel they have no power to shape their lives.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
I had always imagined doing it on the court.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
As you may imagine, the gossip farmers have been reaping a bumper crop of conjecture on the subject.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I insisted he was imagining things.
The Sun (2016)
I'm not as hung up on my looks as people imagine.
The Sun (2016)
It allows us to imagine that things may be other than they are.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
But you must always imagine the side you cannot see.
Bennett, Darren Learn to Draw Cats (1999)
The music made him imagine scenes in movies.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We were expecting cuts but these were far more savage than anyone imagined.
The Sun (2011)
The show was more popular than anyone could have imagined.
The Sun (2016)
You may imagine that things are a little different with cars.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Here is a fully imagined world in which anything can happen.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You can imagine her thinking through a scene and then rushing to write it down.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We must imagine what it would be like to be there.
The Sun (2014)
Now imagine the same scene with a laugh track.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
 One can imagine her pressing upon him hot food and treating him much like an orphan.
Louise Carpenter AN UNLIKELY COUNTESS: Lily Budge and the 13th Earl of Galloway (2004)
It is impossible to imagine how anyone could have behaved as you did.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Imagine things going perfectly and enjoy the feeling.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Can you imagine a world without birds?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The things we think about and imagine have a profound effect on how we feel.
Pete Cohen and Sten Cummins with Jennai Cox HABIT BUSTING: A 10-step plan that will change your life (2002)
So imagine how it must feel to be suddenly outshone by your house.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Imagine the people who will be there and what they will be like and what they will say.
Hambly, Dr Kenneth Banish Anxiety - how to stop worrying and take charge of your life (1991)
Can you imagine life without football!
The Sun (2014)
He tried to imagine his life without her after these many months of contentment by her side and his mind grew blank.
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
She may also imagine that this is the only way to force the perpetrator to acknowledge the harm he has done her.
Herman, Judith Lewis Trauma and Recovery (1992)
It's painful to imagine the planning meeting that produced this turgid number.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Imagine meeting members of the media as you sit behind the desk in the Press Room.
The Sun (2014)

In other languages
imagine

British English: imagine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ VERB
If you imagine a situation, your mind forms a picture or idea of it.
He could not imagine a more peaceful scene.
  • American English: imagine
  • Arabic: يَتَخَيَّلُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: imaginar
  • Chinese: 想象
  • Croatian: zamisliti
  • Czech: představit si
  • Danish: forestille (sig)
  • Dutch: zich voorstellen
  • European Spanish: imaginar
  • Finnish: kuvitella
  • French: imaginer
  • German: vorstellen (sich)
  • Greek: φαντάζομαι
  • Italian: immaginare
  • Japanese: 想像する
  • Korean: 상상하다
  • Norwegian: forestille (seg)
  • Polish: wyobrazić sobie
  • European Portuguese: imaginar
  • Romanian: a imagina
  • Russian: воображать
  • Latin American Spanish: imaginar
  • Swedish: föreställa sig
  • Thai: วาดมโนภาพ
  • Turkish: hayal etmek
  • Ukrainian: уявляти
  • Vietnamese: tưởng tượng

Chinese translation of 'imagine'

imagine

(ɪˈmædʒɪn)

vt

  1. (= envisage) 想象 (xiǎngxiàng)
  2. (= dream) 幻想 (huànxiǎng)
  3. (= suppose) 设(設)想 (shèxiǎng)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to form a mental image of
He could not imagine a more peaceful scene.
Synonyms
envisage
see
We can see a day when all people live side by side.
picture
She pictured herself working with animals.
plan
I had been planning a trip to the West Coast.
create
He's creating a whole new language of painting.
project
His projected visit to Washington had to be postponed.
think of
scheme
frame
invent
He invented the first electric clock.
devise
We devised a scheme to help him.
conjure up
envision
trying to envision the outcome of his actions
visualize
dream up (informal)
think up
conceive of
conceptualize
fantasize about
see in the mind's eye
form a mental picture of
ideate
2 (verb) 
Definition
to think, believe, or guess
I imagine you're referring to me.
Synonyms
believe
I believe you have something of mine.
think
I think he'll do a great job for us.
suppose
The problem was more complex than he supposed.
assume
It is a mistake to assume that the two are similar.
suspect
I suspect they were right.
gather
I gather his report is highly critical of the project.
guess (informal)
I guess I'm just being paranoid.
realize
take it
I take it you're a friend of theirs.
reckon (informal)
He reckoned he was still fond of her.
fancy
She fancied he was trying to hide a smile.
deem
I would have quit my job if I had deemed it necessary.
speculate
The reader can speculate about what will happen next.
presume
I presume you're here on business.
take for granted
infer
I inferred from what she said that you have not been well.
deduce
apprehend
Only now can I begin to apprehend the power of these forces.
conjecture
This may or may not be true; we are all conjecturing here.
surmise
She surmised that they had discovered one of the illegal streets.
3 (verb) 
Definition
to form a mental image of
Looking back, I think I must have imagined the whole thing.
Synonyms
dream
She dreamt about her childhood.
fancy
visualize
He could not visualize her as a child.
envisage
I can't envisage being married to someone like that.
conjure up
hallucinate
Miguel stared at him, as if he were hallucinating.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of apprehend
Definition
to grasp (something) mentally
Only now can I begin to apprehend the power of these forces.
Synonyms
understand,
know,
think,
believe,
imagine,
realize,
recognize,
appreciate,
perceive,
grasp,
conceive,
comprehend,
get the message,
get the picture
in the sense of assume
Definition
to take to be true without proof
It is a mistake to assume that the two are similar.
Synonyms
presume,
think,
believe,
expect,
accept,
suppose,
imagine,
suspect,
guess (informal),
take it,
fancy,
take for granted,
infer,
conjecture,
postulate (formal),
surmise,
presuppose
in the sense of conjecture
Definition
to form (an opinion or conclusion) from incomplete evidence
This may or may not be true; we are all conjecturing here.
Synonyms
guess,
speculate,
surmise,
theorize,
suppose,
imagine,
assume,
fancy,
infer,
hypothesize,
suspect

Synonyms of 'imagine'

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