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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An entire generation of Americans can no longer imagine any other system and, wisely, have very little faith in this one.
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Laura Bradley, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Across eleven offerings, a swirl of photographs mined from the internet and transferred onto wood panels, Norsworthy offers the kind of narratives most movies refuse to consider, let alone imagine.
—Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
An entire generation of Americans can no longer imagine any other system and, wisely, have very little faith in this one.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Just imagine all the conversations and stories that will be shared through that fence.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Imagine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imagine. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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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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