imagine (redirected from imagining)

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 [ɪˈmædʒɪn]

vb

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

Also imagine that! an exclamation of surprise

[from Latin imāginārī to fancy, picture mentally, from imāgō likeness; see image]

imaginable  adj

imaginably  adv

imaginer  n

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 He could not imagine a more peaceful scene.

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 I imagine you're referring to me.

3. dream, fancy, visualize, envisage, conjure up, hallucinate Looking back, I think I must have imagined the whole thing.

Translations

imagine [ɪˈmædʒɪn] VT

1. (= visualize) → imaginarse, figurarse
imagine my surprise → imagínate or figúrate mi sorpresa
you can imagine how I felt! → ¡imagínate or figúrate cómo me sentí!
(just) imagine! → ¡imagínate!, ¡figúrate!
"is he angry?" - "I imagine so!" → -¿está enfadado? -¡me imagino que sí!
I can't imagine a better end to the evening → la noche no podría acabar mejor
I (just) can't imagine → no me lo puedo imaginar
what he's done with it I (just) can't imagine → no tengo ni idea de qué puede haber hecho con ello
you can't begin to imagine what it was like → no puedes hacerte(ni)idea de lo que fue aquello
imagine yourself on a Caribbean island → imagínate(que estás)en una isla del Caribe

2. (= falsely believe) you're just imagining things → te lo estás imaginando, son imaginaciones tuyas
he imagined himself to be the Messiah → se creía or se imaginaba que era el Mesías

3. (= suppose, think) → suponer, creer
don't imagine that you're going to get it free → no te vayas a pensar or no te creas que te va a salir gratis
she fondly imagines that → se hace la ilusión de que ...

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imagine [ɪˈmædʒɪn] vt

(= see in one's imagination) → imaginer
He could not imagine a more peaceful scene → Il ne pouvait imaginer plus paisible scène., Il ne pouvait imaginer une scène plus paisible.
You can imagine how I felt! → Tu peux imaginer ce que j'ai ressenti!
to imagine (that) ... → imaginer que ...
Imagine you're lying on a beach → Imaginez que vous êtes allongé sur une plage.

(= suppose) → imaginer
I imagine so → J'imagine que oui
"Is he angry?" - "I imagine so." → "Est-ce qu'il est en colère?" - "J'imagine que oui."
to imagine (that) ... → imaginer que ...
I imagine he wants to hold your hand → J'imagine qu'il veut te prendre la main.

(= have an idea in one's head) to imagine (that) ... → s'imaginer que ...
We tend to imagine that the Victorians were very prim and proper → Nous avons tendance à nous imaginer que les Victoriens étaient des gens très collet monté.

(= dream) → imaginer

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imagine

vt

(= picture to oneself) → sich (dat) → vorstellen, sich (dat) → denken; imagine you’re rich/lying on a beach → stellen Sie sich mal vor, Sie wären reich/lägen am Strand; he imagined himself kissing her → er stellte sich vor, sie zu küssen; you can imagine how I felt → Sie können sich vorstellen, wie mir zumute or zu Mute war; you can’t imagine how … → Sie machen sich kein Bild or Sie können sich nicht vorstellen wie …; I can’t imagine living there → ich kann mir nicht vorstellen, dort zu leben; just imagine my surprise → stellen Sie sich nur meine Überraschung vor; you can’t imagine it! → Sie machen sich keine Vorstellungen!; as may (well) be imagined → wie man sich (leicht) denken or vorstellen kann

(= be under the illusion that) → sich (dat) → einbilden; don’t imagine that … → bilden Sie sich nur nicht ein, dass …, denken Sie nur nicht, dass …; he is always imagining things (inf) → er leidet ständig an Einbildungen; you’re (just) imagining things (inf) → Sie bilden sich das alles nur ein

(= suppose, conjecture) → annehmen, vermuten; is that her father? — I would imagine so → ist das ihr Vater? — ich denke schon; I would never have imagined he could have done that → ich hätte nie gedacht, dass er das tun würde; I imagined her to be dark-haired → ich habe sie mir dunkelhaarig vorgestellt

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imagine [ɪˈmædʒɪn] vt

a. (visualize) → immaginare, immaginarsi
just imagine! → pensa un po'!
you can imagine how I felt → puoi immaginare or immaginarti come mi sono sentito
you are just imagining things → che idee!, è tutto frutto della tua immaginazione

b. (suppose, think) → immaginare, credere
I never imagined that he would be there → non avrei mai immaginato che lui sarebbe stato lì

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imagine [ɪˈmædʒɪn] vt

a. (visualize) → immaginare, immaginarsi
just imagine! → pensa un po'!
you can imagine how I felt → puoi immaginare or immaginarti come mi sono sentito
you are just imagining things → che idee!, è tutto frutto della tua immaginazione

b. (suppose, think) → immaginare, credere
I never imagined that he would be there → non avrei mai immaginato che lui sarebbe stato lì

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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 猜想得出 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 想像 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 ajatella 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 猜想 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 kuvitteellinen imaginaire דִמיוֹנִי काल्पनिक izmišljen képzeletbeli khayalan ímyndaður immaginario 想像上の 상상의 įsivaizduojamas, išgalvotas iedomāts; šķietams khayalan denkbeeldig innbilt, tenkt, fingert wymyślony imaginário imaginar мнимый zdanlivý namišljen zamišljen inbillad, imaginär ซึ่งสมมุติขึ้น hayal ürünü, hayalî 想像中的 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 想像力 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 mielikuvitus imagination דִמיוֹן कल्पना fantazija képzelődés khayalan ímyndun immaginazione 想像 상상 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]

(negativeunimaginative) 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 상상에 의한 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 想像力豐富的 наділений багатою уявою; образний پر تخیل giàu tưởng tượng 富于想象力的

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imagine → تَخَيَل představit (si) forestille (sig) vorstellen (sich) φαντάζομαι imaginar kuvitella imaginer zamisliti immaginare 想像する 상상하다 verbeelden (zich) forestille (seg) wyobrazić sobie imaginar воображать föreställa sig วาดมโนภาพ hayal etmek tưởng tượng 想象