[ UK /ɪmˈæd‍ʒɪn/ ]
[ US /ˌɪˈmædʒən/ ]
VERB
  1. expect, believe, or suppose
    I thought to find her in a bad state
    he didn't think to find her in the kitchen
    I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel
    I guess she is angry at me for standing her up
  2. 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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How To Use imagine In A Sentence

  • Imagine an anthropologist visiting a remote tribal village to study its inhabitants.
  • As may be imagined, this capture, not so much a fluke as a surprise gave me cause to rethink my fishing plans on the lake.
  • Stephen Chu wants your children to live worse so that his children can live better — in the world he imagines is the correct one. Why scientists are under-represented in politics. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState
  • We don't easily imagine anymore a naive, unsophisticated 14-year-old without the resources or experience to go it alone or see a way out of current circumstances.
  • The Falcons' first miscue of the night is a missed field goal by Feely, but I imagine it won't matter much.
  • Can you imagine any other airline sending a birthday card to a customer?
  • The lack of a back-and-forth "us-verus-Nasdaq" makes it hard to imagine what the exchanges, and the fees, will look like, said Neil Catania , co-founder of agency-only brokerage firm MND Partners, located on the NYSE floor. Stock Traders Fear Fee Hit
  • The lingering theory is credible because it is hard to imagine that the restaurant business in most cities and towns is anything but competitive. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice
  • He comments that a patient might talk of a "shiner" whereas a doctor (holy of holies) would speak of a "periorbital ecchymosis," which is true only if you could imagine a doctor referring to cephalalgia instead of a headache or odontalgia instead of a toothache. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol III No 1
  • Imagine trying to photograph a large pufferfish with the final frame while an eagle ray circles round your head - much to the amusement of the other divers from the boat.
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