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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And these computer models could train themselves to forecast wildfires with greater speed and complexity than humans could ever imagine.
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Anna Fiorentino, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
Especially in periods when camp rules allowed detainees to create artwork in their cells, the artists’ use of prison detritus and found objects made the artwork more than simply a depiction of what the men lacked, desired or imagined.
—Alexandra Moore, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025
Joseph includes an unconvincing docudrama that imagines DuBois’ final days, and although the director inserts a cheeky disclaimer that his film is not a documentary, those elements are consistently the strongest.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
The book’s epilogue imagines a world in which similar missions don’t go so well; a fictional NASA spokesperson describes the mysterious loss of a crewed space capsule.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
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Anna Fiorentino, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
Especially in periods when camp rules allowed detainees to create artwork in their cells, the artists’ use of prison detritus and found objects made the artwork more than simply a depiction of what the men lacked, desired or imagined.
—Alexandra Moore, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025
Joseph includes an unconvincing docudrama that imagines DuBois’ final days, and although the director inserts a cheeky disclaimer that his film is not a documentary, those elements are consistently the strongest.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
The book’s epilogue imagines a world in which similar missions don’t go so well; a fictional NASA spokesperson describes the mysterious loss of a crewed space capsule.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Imagine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imagine. Accessed 2 Feb. 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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