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imagine

ima·gine

UK/ɪˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪn/ US/əˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪn/ very common slang

verb

1.

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

  • “Can you conceive of him as the president?”
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2.

expect, believe, or suppose

  • “I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel”
  • “I thought to find her in a bad state”
  • “he didn”
  • “;”
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Origin

From Middle English ymagynen, from Middle French imaginer, from Latin imāginor, from imāginem, the accusative singular of imāgō (“a copy, likeness, image”).

Phrases

  • imagine that

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