Imagine — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

expect, believe, or suppose

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmˈædʒɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmˈadʒɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmˈadʒɪn/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪmˈædʒɪn/.

Examples

Can you conceive of him as the president?
I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel
I thought to find her in a bad state

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

envisage think suppose guess reckon conceive of opine ideate

Parts of Speech

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?”
verb	expect, believe, or suppose “I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel”

Word Forms

imaginative	adjective	(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action; ; - Lewis Mumford
imagination	noun	the ability to form mental images of things or events
idea	noun	the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
ideation	noun	the process of forming and relating ideas
thought	noun	a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
opinion	noun	a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
supposition	noun	the cognitive process of supposing
supposal	noun	the cognitive process of supposing
guess	noun	a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
guesser	noun	a person who guesses

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vorstellen

sich ein mentales Bild von etwas machen, das nicht vorhanden ist oder nicht der Fall ist

🇫🇷French

imaginer

se forger une image mentale de quelque chose qui n'est pas présent ou qui n'est pas le cas

🇪🇸Spanish

imaginar

formar una imagen mental de algo que no está presente o que no es el caso

🇮🇹Italian

immaginare

formare un'immagine mentale di qualcosa che non è presente o che non è così

🇳🇱Dutch

voorstellen

een mentaal beeld vormen van iets dat niet aanwezig is of niet het geval is

🇵🇹Portuguese

imaginar

formar uma imagem mental de algo que não está presente ou que não é o caso

🇷🇺Russian

представлять себе

сформировать мысленный образ чего-то, чего нет или что не так

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कल्पना करना

किसी ऐसी चीज़ की मानसिक छवि बनाना जो मौजूद नहीं है या जिसका अस्तित्व ही नहीं है

🇧🇩Bengali

কল্পনা করা

এমন কিছুর একটি মানসিক চিত্র তৈরি করুন যা উপস্থিত নেই বা এটি এমন নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கற்பனை

இல்லாத அல்லது அப்படி இல்லாத ஒன்றின் மனப் படத்தை உருவாக்குங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఊహించుకోండి

ఉనికిలో లేని లేదా అలా కాని దాని యొక్క మానసిక చిత్రాన్ని రూపొందించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

कल्पना करा

अस्तित्वात नसलेल्या किंवा तसे नसलेल्या एखाद्या गोष्टीची मानसिक प्रतिमा तयार करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

કલ્પના

એવી કોઈ વસ્તુની માનસિક છબી બનાવો જે હાજર નથી અથવા તે કેસ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಲ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

ಇಲ್ಲದಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ಇಲ್ಲದಿರುವ ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಂದು ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಚಿತ್ರಣವನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സങ്കൽപ്പിക്കുക

നിലവിലുള്ളതോ അല്ലാത്തതോ ആയ ഒന്നിൻ്റെ മാനസിക ചിത്രം രൂപപ്പെടുത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਲਪਨਾ ਕਰੋ

ਕਿਸੇ ਅਜਿਹੀ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਚਿੱਤਰ ਬਣਾਓ ਜੋ ਮੌਜੂਦ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تصور کریں

کسی ایسی چیز کی ذہنی تصویر بنائیں جو موجود نہیں ہے یا ایسا نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

想象

形成不存在或事实并非如此的事物的心理形象

🇯🇵Japanese

想像する

存在しないもの、または事実ではないものの心のイメージを形成する

🇰🇷Korean

상상하다

존재하지 않거나 사실이 아닌 것에 대한 정신적 이미지를 형성하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tưởng tượng

hình thành một hình ảnh tinh thần về một cái gì đó không có mặt hoặc không phải như vậy

🇹🇭Thai

จินตนาการ

สร้างภาพจิตถึงสิ่งที่ไม่มีอยู่หรือสิ่งที่ไม่มีอยู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

membayangkan

membentuk gambaran mental tentang sesuatu yang tidak ada atau tidak ada

🇵🇭Filipino

isipin mo

bumuo ng isang mental na imahe ng isang bagay na wala o hindi iyon ang kaso

🇲🇾Malay

bayangkan

membentuk gambaran mental tentang sesuatu yang tidak ada atau yang tidak berlaku

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يتصور

تكوين صورة ذهنية لشيء غير موجود أو غير موجود

🇮🇷Persian

تصور کنید

یک تصویر ذهنی از چیزی که وجود ندارد یا اینطور نیست ایجاد کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

hayal etmek

mevcut olmayan veya mevcut olmayan bir şeyin zihinsel imajını oluşturmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לדמיין

ליצור דימוי נפשי של משהו שאינו נוכח או שאינו המקרה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'imagine'?

The primary meaning of 'imagine' is 'form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'imagine' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'imagine' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'imagine' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'imagine' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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