IMAGINE

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

---

Etymology

Verb

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

Usage notes

• 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

Synonyms

• ween

Noun

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

---

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins