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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024im•ag•ine /ɪˈmædʒɪn/USA pronunciation v., -ined, -in•ing. - to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses): [~ + object]I imagined her standing before me.[~ + (that) clause]I imagined that my grandmother was there before us.[no object]He's just imagining; no one is really chasing him.
- to believe;
suppose; think:[~ + (that) clause* not: be + ~-ing]He imagined the house was haunted. - to guess:[~ + clause* not: be + ~-ing]I can't imagine what you mean.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024im•ag•ine (i maj′in),USA pronunciation v., -ined, -in•ing. v.t. - to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
- to think, believe, or 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. - [Archaic.]to plan, scheme, or plot.
v.i. - to form mental images of things not present to the senses;
use the imagination. - to suppose;
think; conjecture.
- Latin imāginārī, equivalent. to imāgin- (stem of imāgō) image + -ā- thematic vowel + -rī infinitive ending
- Middle French imaginer
- Middle English imaginen 1300–50
i•mag′in•er, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged image, picture. Imagine, conceive, conceive of, realize refer to bringing something before the mind. To imagine is, literally, to form a mental image of something:to imagine yourself in London.To conceive is to form something by using one's imagination:How has the author conceived the first act of his play?To conceive of is to comprehend through the intellect something not perceived through the senses:Wilson conceived of a world free from war.To realize is to make an imagined thing real or concrete to oneself, to grasp fully its implications:to realize the extent of one's folly.
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