Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - imagine
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~ v 1 »MENTAL PICTURE« (not usually in progressive) to form a picture or idea in your mind about what something could be like (imagine (that)) (Try to imagine that you are a tourist arriving in London for the first time. | Close your eyes and imagine a tropical island. | imagine what/how/why etc) (I can just imagine what the place is going to look like in a few years' time. | imagine sb doing sth) (I can just imagine Sarah running her own business. | imagine doing sth) (It's hard to imagine working in a place like that. | imagine sb/sth as) (I never knew my grandmother but I always imagine her as a kind, gentle person. | imagine sb in/with/without etc) (Somehow I can't imagine him without a beard.) 2 »WRONG IDEA« to have a false or wrong idea about something (She doesn't love him, he's just imagining it. | imagined dangers | imagine (that)) (He imagines that people don't like him but they do. | imagine sb/sth to be sth) (I was surprised when I saw the farm. I had imagined it to be much bigger.) 3 »THINK STH« (not in progressive) to think that something is true, but without being sure or having proof (You must miss him, I imagine. | imagine (that)) (I imagine she's home by now if you want to phone her.) 4 you can't imagine BrE spoken used to emphasize how good, bad etc something is (You can't imagine what a terrible week we had.) 5 »SURPRISED« (just) imagine! spoken old-fashioned used to show surprise, shock, or disapproval (He dyed his hair bright yellow! Just imagine! | imagine doing sth) (Imagine going all that way for nothing!)
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1.
(imagines, imagining, imagined) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you imagine something, you think about it and your mind forms a picture or idea of it. He could not imagine a more peaceful scene... Can you imagine how she must have felt when Mary Brent turned up with me in tow?... Imagine you’re lying on a beach, listening to the steady rhythm of waves lapping the shore... I can’t imagine you being unfair to anyone, Leigh. VERB: V n/-ing, V wh, V that, V n -ing/prep 2. If you imagine that something is the case, you think that it is the case. I imagine you’re referring to Jean-Paul Sartre... ‘Was he meeting someone?’—‘I imagine so.’ = suppose VERB: V that, V so/not 3. If you imagine something, you think that you have seen, heard, or experienced that thing, although actually you have not. I realised that I must have imagined the whole thing. = dream VERB: V n, also V that ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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verb (~d; imagining) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~r, from Latin imaginari, from imagin-, imago image Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to form a mental image of (something not present) ~ accidents at every turn 2. archaic plan, scheme 3. suppose, guess I ~ it will rain 4. to form a notion of without sufficient basis ; fancy ~s himself to be a charming conversationalist intransitive verb 1. to use the imagination 2. believe 3 Synonyms: see think ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
v.tr. 1 a form a mental image or concept of. b picture to oneself (something non-existent or not present to the senses). 2 (often foll. by to + infin.) think or conceive (imagined them to be soldiers). 3 guess (cannot imagine what they are doing). 4 (often foll. by that + clause) suppose; be of the opinion (I imagine you will need help). 5 (in imper.) as an exclamation of surprise (just imagine!). Derivatives imaginer n. Etymology: ME f. OF imaginer f. L imaginari (as IMAGE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
5.
1. воображать, представлять себе they couldn't imagine how thew would do it —- они плохо представляли себе, как они это сделают I had imagined you a tall man —- я представлял себе вас высоким I can't imagine what he looks like —- я не представляю себе, как он выглядит, я не могу себе его представить try to imagine our position —- представьте себе наше положение as may be imagined —- как можно себе представить 2. предполагать, думать, полагать she imagined that smb. was watching her —- ей казалось, что за ней следят I imagine it will rain —- думаю, что пойдет дождь I know something about it, I imagine —- по-моему, мне кое-что известно об этом imagine! —- разг. вообразите!, подумайте!, подумать только! 3. догадываться, понимать I cannot imagine what you mean —- я не понимаю, что вы имеете в виду 4. выдумывать, сочинять you are always imagining things —- ты вечно что-то выдумываешь ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) воображать, представлять себе 2) думать, предполагать, полагать 3) догадываться, понимать Syn: see suppose ...Англо-русский словарь
7.
- c.1340, from O.Fr. imaginer, from L. imaginari "to form a mental picture to oneself, imagine" (also, in L.L. imaginare "to form an image of, represent"), from imago (see image). Sense of "suppose" is first recorded c.1380. Also from 14c. are imaginary (ymaginaire); imagination (ymaginacion); and imaginative (ymaginatyf). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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