verb

imagine

ih-MAJ-ihn

verb

To form a mental picture of something, especially something not present or not real.

"Imagine a world without borders."

"Can you imagine what it must have been like to live back then?"

To assume or suppose something without being certain of it.

"I imagine she's already left for the airport by now."

How to Use Imagine

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo picture something in your mind, or to guess/assume something.

Common pairings

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Word Forms

imagined past tense, imagine plural, imagined plural, imagines plural, imagines singular, imagine singular, imagined singular, imaginest singular, imaginedst singular, imagineth singular

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_____ a world without borders.

Etymology

From Old French imaginer, from Latin imaginari, built on imago ("image, likeness").

Synonyms

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Related Words

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Rhymes for imagine

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