imagine

A1 Topic:Mind & Cognition

US /ɪˈmædʒən/ UK /ɪˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪn/ See IPA manual

Freq #765

Meanings

1

verb
To form a picture or idea of something in your mind.

Try to imagine a pink elephant flying through the sky.
2

verb
To think or believe that something is probably true.

I imagine they earned a lot of money from their new novel.
3

verb
To wrongly believe something that is not real or true.

She imagined that the man was trying to follow her home.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to form a picture or idea... fancy see

2 verb · to think or believe that... think suppose

3 verb · to wrongly believe... fancy

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Word family

Forms imaginedimaginesimagining

Derived forms disimagineimaginability imaginableimaginalimaginariumimaginary imagination imaginativeimagineerimaginifyimaginistimaginitis

Related forms image imagery imago

Etymology

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

ymagynen Middle English imaginer Middle French imāginor Latin

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Topics

Mind & Cognition

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# imagine

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪˈmædʒən/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪn/
**Frequency rank:** 765

## Meanings
1. To form a picture or idea of something in your mind.
2. To think or believe that something is probably true.
3. To wrongly believe something that is not real or true.

## Examples
- Try to imagine a pink elephant flying through the sky.
- I imagine they earned a lot of money from their new novel.
- She imagined that the man was trying to follow her home.

## Synonyms
- ween

## Derived Forms
- disimagine
- imaginability
- imaginable
- imaginal
- imaginarium
- imaginary
- imagination
- imaginative
- imagineer
- imaginify
- imaginist
- imaginitis

## Related Forms
- image
- imagery
- imago

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ymagynen
- Root: imaginer
- Root: imāginor

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

## AI Etymology
Imagine comes from Middle English ymagynen, from Middle French imaginer, from Latin imāginor, from imāginem, the accusative singular of imāgō (“a copy, likeness, image”). In current use, the main senses are “To form a picture or idea of something in your mind” and “To think or believe that something is probably true”.

## Topics
- Mind & Cognition

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