HOW TO PRONOUNCE
imagine
/ˌɪˈmædʒən/
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What does imagine mean?
verb
- To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
- To believe in something created by one's own mind, often something false.
- To assume; to suppose.
More meanings (5)
verb
- To conjecture; to guess.
- To use one's imagination.
- Used to mock an idea by suggesting that it is ridiculous or ill thought through.
- (obsolete) To contrive in purpose; to scheme; to devise.
noun
- (slang) A short fanfic or prompt placing a reader insert in a novel scenario with a character or celebrity.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɪˈmædʒən/
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One has to imagine, as well as one may, the fate of those batteries towards Esher, waiting so tensely in the twilight.
“Just imagine how you would feel if somebody told you to your face that you were skinny and ugly,” pleaded Anne tearfully.
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We may imagine that an ordinary thermometer would afford no result under the circumstances in which this instrument was to be exposed.
Now imagine my astonishment--and everybody else's, too--to hear the peculiar bugle-call which announces that another competitor is about to enter the lists!
“I was very much surprised at your letter, for I could not imagine how you knew that I owned such a thing.”