Meaning of IMAGINE
| Pronunciation: | | i'majin
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- [v] 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"
- [v] form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?"
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| | Synonyms: | | conceive of, envisage, guess, ideate, opine, reckon, suppose, think |
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| | See Also: | | anticipate, create by mental act, create mentally, daydream, divine, dream, envision, expect, fancy, fantasise, fantasize, figure, foresee, image, picture, prefigure, project, see, stargaze, suspect, think, visualise, visualize, woolgather | |
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| | Definition: | | Imagine
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Im*ag"ine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imagined}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Imagining}.] [F. imaginer, L. imaginari, p. p.
imaginatus, fr. imago image. See {Image}.]
1. To form in the mind a notion or idea of; to form a mental
image of; to conceive; to produce by the imagination.
In the night, imagining some fear, How easy is a
bush supposed a bear! --Shak.
2. To contrive in purpose; to scheme; to devise; to compass;
to purpose. See {Compass}, v. t., 5.
How long will ye imagine mischief against a man?
--Ps. lxii. 3.
3. To represent to one's self; to think; to believe. --Shak.
Syn: To fancy; conceive; apprehend; think; believe; suppose;
opine; deem; plan; scheme; devise.
\Im*ag"ine\, v. i.
1. To form images or conceptions; to conceive; to devise.
2. To think; to suppose.
My sister is not so defenseless left As you imagine.
--Milton.
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