What does “imagine” mean?
- 1
verbto form a picture or idea of something in your mind
Imagine you’re lying on a warm beach.
- 2
verbto think that something is probably true
I imagine she’s tired after such a long trip.
Imagine at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ · ih-MAJ-in
How to use “imagine” correctly
Use “imagine” + -ing, not + to: “Imagine living on Mars”, not “Imagine to live on Mars”.
Common phrases with “imagine”
- imagine doing sth
- can’t imagine
- just imagine
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- imagination
- imaginary
- imaginative
- image
“imagine” is on these word lists
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