imagined; imagining
i-ˈma-jə-niŋ 
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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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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
It was imagined with a focus on wellness for anyone at any age and any income level.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Now, just imagine for a second if Andy had existed and was estranged from Jackie.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 24 Apr. 2025
Now, imagine a flood of political images, hateful memes and mocking videos from domestic and foreign sources taking over social media.
—Ernesto Verdeja, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for imagine
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“Imagine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imagine. Accessed 29 Apr. 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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