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Dictionary: i·mag·ine   (ĭ-măj'ĭn) pronunciation

v., -ined, -in·ing, -ines.

v.tr.
  1. To form a mental picture or image of.
  2. To think; conjecture: I imagine you're right.
  3. To have a notion of or about without adequate foundation; fancy: She imagines herself to be a true artist.
v.intr.
  1. To employ the imagination.
  2. To make a guess; conjecture.

[Middle English imaginen, from Old French imaginer, from Latin imāginārī, from imāgō, imāgin-, image.]

imaginer i·mag'in·er n.

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Definition: assume, deduce
Antonyms: doubt, know


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To picture a person or thing in the mind.

pronunciation The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life. — Daniel J. Boorstin, U.S. historian; librarian, Library of Congress, Pulitzer-prize winning author.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forestille sig, tænke sig, tro
v. intr. - tænke

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich een voorstelling maken, fantaseren, zich verbeelden, veronderstellen

Français (French)
v. tr. - imaginer, s'imaginer, se figurer, se représenter, supposer
v. intr. - supposer, imaginer, penser, conjecturer

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich vorstellen, glauben, vermuten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - φαντάζομαι, διανοούμαι, νομίζω, υποθέτω

Italiano (Italian)
immaginare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - imaginar, supor

Русский (Russian)
воображать, предполагать, догадываться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - imaginar, figurarse, suponer
v. intr. - imaginar, figurarse, suponer, formar imágenes

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - föreställa sig, gissa, misstänka, anta, inbilla sig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
想像, 猜想, 料想, 臆断

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 想像, 猜想, 料想, 臆斷
v. intr. - 想像, 猜想

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 상상하다, 추측하다, 꾀하다
v. intr. - 상상하다, 짐작이 가다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 想像する, 思う, 推量する, 考える, 心に描く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتخيل, يتصور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮העלה על הדעת, חשב‬
v. intr. - ‮תיאר לעצמו, דימה, דמיין‬


 
 
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