imagined; imagining
i-ˈma-jə-niŋ 
-ˈmaj-nə-
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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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Adapted from Robert Harris' novel about the papal conclave, the film imagines a series of twists in the modern-day Vatican City.
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Jack Smart, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
For years, Freeman had been fiddling with the material, imagining and reimagining characters, revisiting childhood memories.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Unable to imagine any contemporary actor for the role of Shelly, Coppola approached Anderson after watching the documentary Pamela, A Love Story on Netflix.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Some people might have imagined you guys did everything at once, but from all indications, there’s a lot of work to do.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2025
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Jack Smart, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
For years, Freeman had been fiddling with the material, imagining and reimagining characters, revisiting childhood memories.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Unable to imagine any contemporary actor for the role of Shelly, Coppola approached Anderson after watching the documentary Pamela, A Love Story on Netflix.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Some people might have imagined you guys did everything at once, but from all indications, there’s a lot of work to do.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Imagine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imagine. Accessed 18 Jan. 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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