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- Dictionaryimagined/ɪˈmadʒɪnd/
adjective
- 1. (of something unreal or untrue) believed to exist or be so: "they suffered from ill health, real or imagined, throughout their lives"
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to form or have a mental picture or idea of something: Imagine Robert Redford when he was young - that's what John looks like. [ + (that) ] Imagine (that) you're eating ice cream - try to feel how cold it is. [ + question word ] Can you imagine how it feels to be blind? [ + -ing verb ] She imagined herself sitt ing in her favourite chair back home.
The meaning of IMAGINE is to form a mental image of (something not present). How to use imagine in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Imagine.
Synonyms for IMAGINED: imaginary, mythic, fictitious, fictional, fantasied, mythical, fantastical, invented; Antonyms of IMAGINED: actual, real, true, existing, genuine, existent, authentic, realistic.
To imagine is to form a mental likeness of something or someone not present, as in Imagine flying in a rocket to Mars. To imagine also means to think of something, especially in a way that it is not currently, as in Imagine what the house might look like after all these years.
v. i·mag·ined, i·mag·in·ing, i·mag·ines. v.tr. 1. To form a mental picture or image of: imagined a better life abroad. 2. To think or suppose; conjecture: I imagine you're right. 3. To have a notion of or about without adequate foundation; fancy or believe: She imagines herself to be a true artist. v.intr.
Definition of imagine verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To imagine something is to picture it in your head. When we imagine things, we're using our imagination. The word image is a good clue to the meaning of imagine, a word for picturing or envisioning things. You could imagine you're a king, an astronaut, a firefighter, or a coyote.
She imagined all kinds of reasons why he wouldn't want her to go - none of them good. It cushioned her bare feet the way she imagined a cloud might. She imagined the surprised look on his face — what he would say.
To imagine is, literally, to form a mental image of something: to imagine yourself in London. To conceive is to form something by using one’s imagination: How has the author conceived the first act of his play?
IMAGINE definition: 1. to form or have a mental picture or idea of something: 2. to believe that something is probably…. Learn more.
