imagine

i·mag·ine  (-mjn)

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

v.tr.

1. To form a mental picture or image of.

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

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

v.intr.

1. To employ the imagination.

2. To make a guess; conjecture.

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[Middle English imaginen, from Old French imaginer, from Latin imginr, from img, imgin-, image; see aim- in Indo-European roots.]

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i·magin·er n.

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imagine

Verb

[-ining, -ined]

1. to form a mental image of

2. to think, believe, or guess: I would imagine they'll be here soon [Latin imaginari]

imaginable adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	imagine - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?" conceive of, envisage, ideate create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands envision, fancy, picture, visualize, image, visualise, figure, see, project - imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" visualise, visualize - form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract; "Mathematicians often visualize" envision, foresee - picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President" fantasise, fantasize - portray in the mind; "he is fantasizing the ideal wife" prefigure - imagine or consider beforehand; "It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured" think - imagine or visualize; "Just think--you could be rich one day!"; "Think what a scene it must have been!" fantasise, fantasize, fantasy - indulge in fantasies; "he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company" daydream, dream, woolgather, stargaze - have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
	2.	imagine - 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" guess, reckon, suppose, think, opine anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" suspect - hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"

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imagine

verb 1. envisage, see, picture, plan, create, project, think of, scheme, frame, invent, devise, conjure up, envision, visualize, dream up (informal) think up, conceive of, conceptualize, fantasize about, see in the mind's eye, form a mental picture of

verb 2. believe, think, suppose, assume, suspect, gather, guess (informal), chiefly U.S., Canad. realize, take it, reckon, fancy, deem, speculate, presume, take for granted, infer, deduce, apprehend, conjecture, surmise

Translations

imagine [ɪˈmædʒɪn] vt → imaginarse (= suppose); suponer

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imagine [ɪˈmædʒɪn] vt → s'imaginer (= suppose); imaginer, supposer

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imagine [ɪˈmædʒɪn] vt → sich dat vorstellen;

(dream) → sich dat träumen lassen;

(suppose) → vermuten

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imagine [ɪˈmædʒɪn] vt → immaginare