imagined; imagining
i-ˈma-jə-niŋ 
-ˈmaj-nə-
Examples of imagine in a Sentence
a writer who has imagined an entire world of amazing creatures
He asked us to imagine a world without poverty or war.
It's hard for me to imagine having children.
He was imagining all sorts of terrible things happening.
“What was that sound? I think there's someone in the house!” “Oh, you're just imagining things.”
I imagine it will snow at some point today.
It's difficult to imagine that these changes will really be effective.
The company will do better next year, I imagine.
It was worse than they had imagined.
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MacDonald imagines Kirk looking down from a window in Heaven as his children grow up, and the right unites to avenge his death.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
The sages imagined the world itself as a structure left open to the north, a reminder that there are always cracks through which danger, chaos, and suffering can enter.
—Barry Gelman, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Near the end of the novel, David imagines Giovanni’s murder of Guillaume, extrapolating from the details breathlessly reported in the press.
—Garth Greenwell, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The two systems are fundamentally different; yet, Western leaders almost can’t imagine operating under that model.
—Koray Köse, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
The sages imagined the world itself as a structure left open to the north, a reminder that there are always cracks through which danger, chaos, and suffering can enter.
—Barry Gelman, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Near the end of the novel, David imagines Giovanni’s murder of Guillaume, extrapolating from the details breathlessly reported in the press.
—Garth Greenwell, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
The two systems are fundamentally different; yet, Western leaders almost can’t imagine operating under that model.
—Koray Köse, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Imagine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imagine. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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imagine
verb
imag·ine
im-ˈaj-ən
imagined; imagining
-ˈaj-(ə-)niŋ
1
: to form a mental picture of : use the imagination
2
: think sense 2, suppose
I imagine it will snow
Medical Definition
imagine
verb
imag·ine
im-ˈaj-ən
imagined; imagining
-ˈaj-(ə-)niŋ
: to form a mental image of (something not present)
: to use the imagination
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