Imagine (Verb)
Meaning 1
Form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- Imagine spending your entire life in a place where the sun never sets during the summer months.
- She found it hard to imagine her children growing up without grandparents.
- I try to imagine what the world would be like if we had the technology to teleport ourselves.
- Can you imagine a world where gravity no longer applies to humans.
- Imagine sitting on a tropical beach with crystal-clear water and fine white sand.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Project
- Foresee
- Fantasise
- Visualise
- See
- Picture
- Figure
- Daydream
- Fantasize
- Woolgather
- Stargaze
- Image
- Fancy
- Envision
Related Words
Meaning 2
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".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- I imagine he's enjoying his trip to Paris right now.
- I imagine she got the job she applied for last week.
- I imagine it's not the simplest project he's ever worked on.
- I imagine my parents will be back home before nightfall.
- I imagine she learned a lot during her time at university.