imagine

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English ymagynen, from Middle French imaginer, from Latin imāginor, from imāginem, the accusative singular of imāgō (a copy, likeness, image).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈmæ.d͡ʒɪn/
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  • Hyphenation: imag‧ine

Verb[edit]

imagine (third-person singular simple present imagines, present participle imagining, simple past and past participle imagined)

  1. (transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
    Try to imagine a pink elephant.
  2. (transitive) To believe in something created by one's own mind.
    She imagined that the man wanted to kill her.
  3. (transitive) to assume
    I imagine that he will need to rest after such a long flight.
  4. (transitive) to conjecture or guess
    I cannot even imagine what you are up to!
    The board imagines the merger will increase profits by 25%
  5. (transitive) to use one's imagination
    Imagine that we were siblings.
  6. (transitive, obsolete) To contrive in purpose; to scheme; to devise.
  7. (transitive, Internet slang, rhetorical, sarcastic) Used to mock some idea.
    Imagine thinking that would work.

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imagine (plural imagines)

  1. (fandom slang) A short fanfic or prompt placing a reader insert in a novel scenario with a character or celebrity.
    • 2015 March 2, Laura Starling, “FFIC101: An Introduction to the Horrors of Fanfiction”, in Critic, University of Otago, page 21:
      Some imagines are more sexual and creepy than others: "Imagine Stiles walking in on you giving Scott a blowjob."
    • 2016 December, Jocelyn Chambers, “The Exclusion Of People Of Color In Fanfiction”, in Majesty, page 96:
      i personally like imagines and fanfics so i found a good amount of kylo ren x reader fics and started going through them.
    • 2019, "thranduilsperkybutt", quoted in "Author Spotlight: thranduilsperkybutt", Lemon, February 2019, page 37:
      If I get inspired immediately, I can bust out an imagine in 5-10 minutes.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:imagine.

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imagine

  1. inflection of imaginer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Latin[edit]

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imāgine

  1. ablative singular of imāgō

Portuguese[edit]

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imagine

  1. inflection of imaginar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin imāgō, imāginem. Compare French image.

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imagine f (plural imagini)

  1. image

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Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /imaˈxine/ [i.maˈxi.ne]
  • Rhymes: -ine
  • Syllabification: i‧ma‧gi‧ne

Verb[edit]

imagine

  1. inflection of imaginar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative