think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess
(verb) 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”
imagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage
(verb) form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; “Can you conceive of him as the president?”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
imagine (third-person singular simple present imagines, present participle imagining, simple past and past participle imagined)
(transitive) to form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
(transitive) to believe in something created by one's own mind
(transitive) to assume
(transitive) to conjecture or guess
(intransitive) to use one's imagination
(transitive, obsolete) to contrive in purpose; to scheme; to devise
• This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See English catenative verbs
• This is generally a stative verb that rarely takes the continuous inflection. See
• ween
imagine (plural imagines)
(fandom slang) A short fanfic or prompt placing a reader insert in a novel scenario with a character or celebrity.
Source: Wiktionary
Im*ag"ine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imagined; p. pr. & vb. n. Imagining.] Etym: [F. imaginer, L. imaginari, p.p. imaginatus, fr. imago image. See Image.]
1. To form in the mind a notion or idea of; to form a mental image of; to conceive; to produce by the imagination. In the night, imagining some fear, How easy is a bush supposed a bear! Shak.
2. To contrive in purpose; to scheme; to devise; to compass; to purpose. See Compass, v. t., 5. How long will ye imagine mischief against a man Ps. lxii. 3.
3. To represent to one's self; to think; to believe. Shak.
Syn.
– To fancy; conceive; apprehend; think; believe; suppose; opine; deem; plan; scheme; devise.
Im*ag"ine, v. i.
1. To form images or conceptions; to conceive; to devise.
2. To think; to suppose. My sister is not so defenseless left As you imagine. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
