imagined; imagining
i-ˈma-jə-niŋ 
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Examples of imagine in a Sentence
a writer who has imagined an entire world of amazing creatures
He asked us to imagine a world without poverty or war.
It's hard for me to imagine having children.
He was imagining all sorts of terrible things happening.
“What was that sound? I think there's someone in the house!” “Oh, you're just imagining things.”
I imagine it will snow at some point today.
It's difficult to imagine that these changes will really be effective.
The company will do better next year, I imagine.
It was worse than they had imagined.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025
How to win $50,000 for your home improvement project
Don’t miss out on the chance to turn your home dreams into reality — enter now and start imagining what’s possible!
—Get Creative, USA Today, 4 May 2025
So, imagine uncorking thousands of swings throughout a summer.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 May 2025
One of the themes brought up multiple times by several authors was the concept of future-making, the willful act of imagining, enacting and actively shaping the future.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for imagine
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“Imagine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imagine. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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imagine
verb
imag·ine
im-ˈaj-ən
imagined; imagining
-ˈaj-(ə-)niŋ
1
: to form a mental picture of : use the imagination
2
: think sense 2, suppose
I imagine it will snow
Medical Definition
imagine
verb
imag·ine
im-ˈaj-ən
imagined; imagining
-ˈaj-(ə-)niŋ
: to form a mental image of (something not present)
: to use the imagination
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