imagine
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See also imaginé
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- (US) IPA: /ɪˈmædʒ.ɪn/
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[edit] Etymology
Old French imaginer, from Latin imaginari, from imago (“‘image’”).
[edit] Verb
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to 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.
- Try to imagine a pink elephant.
- (transitive) To believe in something created by one's own mind.
- She imagined that the man wanted to kill her.
- (transitive) To assume.
- I imagine that he will need to rest after such a long flight.
- (transitive) To conjecture or guess.
- I cannot even imagine what you are up to!
- (intransitive) To use one's imagination.
- Imagine that we were siblings
- (intransitive) To guess or conjecture.
- Let me imagine - it's a ring!
- The board imagines the merger should increase profits about a quarter
[edit] Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
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[edit] Translations
(transitive) to form a mental image of something
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(transitive) to believe
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(transitive) to assume
(transitive) to conjecture
(intransitive) to use one's imagination
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[edit] French
[edit] Verb
imagine
- first-person singular present indicative of imaginer.
- third-person singular present indicative of imaginer.
- first-person singular present subjunctive of imaginer.
- first-person singular present subjunctive of imaginer.
- second-person singular imperative of imaginer.
[edit] Romanian
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
[edit] Declension
declension of imagine
| singular | plural | |||
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| gender f. | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| Nominative/Accusative | o imagine | imaginea | nişte imagini | imaginile |
| Genitive/Dative | unei imagini | imaginii | unor imagini | imaginilor |
| Vocative | — | — | — | — |
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Verb
imagine (infinitive: imaginar)
- first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of imaginar.
- formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of imaginar.
- third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of imaginar.
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