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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

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

imagine [ɪˈmædʒɪn] vt → sich dat vorstellen;

(dream) → sich dat träumen lassen;

(suppose) → vermuten

imagine [ɪˈmædʒɪn] vt → immaginare

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imagine

v imagine [iˈmӕdʒin]

1 to form a mental picture of (something) I can imagine how you felt. indink يَتَخَيَّل представям си představit si forestille sig; tænke sig sich vorstellen φαντάζομαι imaginar kujutlema تصور کردن kuvitella imaginer לְדַמייֵן कल्पना करना zamisliti (el)képzel membayangkan ímynda sér immaginare 心に描く 마음에 그리다[] įsivaizduoti iedomāties membayangkan zich indenken forestille/tenke seg przedstawić sobie imaginar a(-şi) imagina представлять (себе) predstaviť si predstavljati si zamisliti föreställa sig นึกเอาเอง; คาดคิด anlamak 設想 уявляти собі کسی شے کی ذہنی تصویر بنانا tưởng tượng 设想

2 to see or hear etc (something which is not true or does not exist) Children often imagine that there are frightening animals under their beds; You're just imagining things! verbeel يَنَصَوَّر، يَتَخَيَّل въобразявам си vidět ve své fantazii bilde sig ind sich einbilden φαντάζομαι, πλάθω με τη φαντασία imaginar(se) ette kujutama خیال کردن kuvitella (s')imaginer לְדַמייֵן कल्पना की बातें सुनना maštati képzelődik mengkhayalkan ímynda sér immaginare 想像する 상상하다 įsivaizduoti iztēloties khayalan zich verbeelden innbille seg wyobrażać sobie imaginar a(-şi) imagina воображать; выдумывать vymýšľať si domišljati si umisliti inbilla sig จินตนาการ hayal etmek/görmek 想象 уявляти ذہنی طور پر محسوس کرنا tưởng rằng 想象

3 to think; to suppose I imagine (that) he will be late. meen يَعْتَقِد، يَفْتَرِض предполагам domnívat se; předpokládat tro; formode glauben φαντάζομαι, υποθέτω imaginar, suponer arvama گمان کردن arvella supposer לְתָאֵר לְעַצמוֹ मान लेना zamišljati hisz menduga gera sér í hugarlund supporre ～と思う 생각하다 manyti domāt; šķist menduga veronderstellen regne med, gå ut fra przypuszczać supor a presupune предполагать domnievať sa; predpokladať misliti pretpostaviti gissa, misstänka, anta, tro คิดสรุปเอาเอง sanmak, zannetmek, tahmin etmek 料想 гадати; думати خیال میں لانا ngỡ rằng 料想

adj iˈmaginary

existing only in the mind or imagination; not real Her illnesses are usually imaginary. denkbeeldig خَـيالي въображаем domnělý indbildt eingebildet φανταστικός imaginario väljamõeldud خالی kuviteltu imaginaire דִמיוֹנִי काल्पनिक izmišljen képzeletbeli khayalan ímyndaður immaginario 想像上の 상상의, 가공의 įsivaizduojamas, išgalvotas iedomāts; šķietams khayalan denkbeeldig innbilt, tenkt, fingert wymyślony imaginário imaginar мнимый zdanlivý namišljen zamišljen inbillad, imaginär ซึ่งสมมุติขึ้น hayal ürünü, hayalî 想象中的 уявлюваний, нереальний خیالی tưởng tưởng 想象中的

n iˌmagiˈnation

1 (the part of the mind which has) the ability to form mental pictures I can see it all in my imagination. verbeelding خَيال въображение představivost fantasi die Vorstellung φαντασία imaginación kujutlus تصور mielikuvitus imagination דִמיוֹן कल्पनाशीलता sposobnost zamišljanja képzelet imajinasi ímyndun immaginazione 想像力 상상력 vaizduotė iztēle imaginasi verbeelding fantasi wyobraźnia imaginação ima­gina­ţie воображение predstavivosť domišljija mašta fantasi จินตนาการ zihin, akıl, hayal 想象力 уява تصور، تخیل trí tưởng tượng 想象力

2 the creative ability of a writer etc This book shows a lot of imagination. verbeelding خَيال، قُدْرَةٌ على الإبتداع въображение obrazotvornost, fantazie fantasi; forestillingsevne die Phantasie φαντασία, δημιουργικότητα imaginación kujutlusvõime ابتکار mielikuvitus imagination דִמיוֹן कल्पना stvaralačka mašta képzelőtehetség imajinasi ímyndunarafl immaginazione 創造力 창작력 vaizduotė, fantazija iztēle; fantāzija imaginasi verbeeldingskracht fantasi, innlevelse fantazja imaginação imaginaţie творческая фантазия obrazotvornosť domišljija mašta fantasi จินตนาการ yaratıcılık, hayal etme gücü 創造力 вигадка, фантазія تخلیقی صلاحیت khả năng sáng tạo 创造力

3 the seeing etc of things which do not exist There was no-one there – it was just your imagination. verbeelding خَيال، وَهْم въображение výplod obrazotvornosti fantasi die Einbildung φαντασία imaginación ettekujutus خیال kuvittelu imagination דִמיוֹן कल्पना fantazija képzelődés khayalan ímyndun immaginazione 想像 상상한 것, 공상 vaizduotė iedoma khayalan verbeelding innbilning wyobraźnia imaginação închipuire воображение výplod predstavivosti domišljija uobrazilja inbillning[] จินตนาการ kuruntu, vehim 空想 уява لاموجود شے کو محسوس کرنا điều tưởng tượng 空想

adj iˈmaginative [-nətiv, (American ) -neitiv]

(negative unimaginative) having, or created with, imagination an imaginative writer; This essay is interesting and imaginative. verbeeldingryk خَيالي، واسِع الخَيال въображаем nápaditý, vynalézavý opfindsom; fantasifuld phantasievoll εφευρετικός, δημιουργικός, ευφάνταστος imaginativo suure kujutlusvõimega ابتکاری؛ تخیلی mielikuvituksellinen imaginatif בַּעַל דִמיוֹן कल्पनाशील maštovit nagy képzelőtehetségű penuh imajinasi hugmyndaríkur immaginativo, immaginoso 想像力にとんだ 상상력이 풍부한 lakios vaizduotės, vaizdingas ar bagātu iztēli; tēlains berimaginasi fantasierijk fantasifull, oppfinnsom pełen wyobraźni, fantazyjny imaginativo inventiv; plin de imaginaţie обладающий творческой фантазией nápaditý, vynachádzavý poln domišljije maštovit fantasirik, fantasifull เพ้อฝัน yaratıcı, hayal gücü kuvvetli 富於想象力的 наділений багатою уявою; образний پر تخیل giàu tưởng tượng 富于想象力的