HyperDic: imagine

English > 2 senses of the word *imagine*:
VERB	creation	imagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage	form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
VERB	cognition	imagine, think, opine, suppose, reckon, guess	expect, believe, or suppose

imagine > pronunciation
Sounds	ihmae'jhahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *imagine*: 2 senses > verb 1, creation
Meaning	form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonyms	conceive of, ideate, envisage
Narrower	dream, daydream, woolgather, stargaze	Have a daydream
	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
Spanish	concebir, imaginar, pensar, prever
Catalan	afigurar-se, concebre, imaginar-se, imaginar
Adjectives	imaginative	(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
Nouns	imagination	the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
Nouns	imagination	the ability to form mental images of things or events

English > *imagine*: 2 senses > verb 2, cognition
Meaning	Expect, believe, or suppose.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Model	They imagine that there was a traffic accident
Example	"I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"
Synonyms	think, opine, suppose, reckon, guess
Narrower	suspect	hold in suspicion
Broader	expect, anticipate	regard something as probable or likely
Spanish	creer, imaginar, opinar, pensar, suponer
Catalan	creure, imaginar, opinar, pensar, suposar

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