English > imagine: 2 senses > verb 1, creationMeaning | form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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Synonyms | conceive of, ideate, envisage |
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Narrower | dream, daydream, woolgather, stargaze | Have a daydream |
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envision, foresee | picture to oneself |
fantasize, fantasise | Portray in the mind |
fantasy, fantasize, fantasise | indulge in fantasies |
prefigure | imagine or consider beforehand |
think | imagine or visualize / visualize |
visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image | imagine |
visualize, visualise | form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract |
Broader | create by mental act, create mentally | Create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands |
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Spanish | concebir, imaginar, pensar, prever |
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Catalan | afigurar-se, concebre, imaginar-se, imaginar |
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Adjectives | imaginative | (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action |
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Nouns | imagination | the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses |
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imagination | the ability to form mental images of things or events |
English > imagine: 2 senses > verb 2, cognitionMeaning | Expect, believe, or suppose. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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Model | They imagine that there was a traffic accident |
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Example | "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel" |
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Synonyms | think, opine, suppose, reckon, guess |
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Narrower | suspect | hold in suspicion |
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Broader | expect, anticipate | regard something as probable or likely |
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Spanish | creer, imaginar, opinar, pensar, suponer |
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Catalan | creure, imaginar, opinar, pensar, suposar |
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