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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Imagine \Im*ag"ine\, v. i.
     1. To form images or conceptions; to conceive; to devise.
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     2. To think; to suppose.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              My sister is not so defenseless left
              As you imagine.                       --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Imagine \Im*ag"ine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imagined; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Imagining.] [F. imaginer, L. imaginari, p. p.
     imaginatus, fr. imago image. See Image.]
     1. To form in the mind a notion or idea of; to form a mental
        image of; to conceive; to produce by the imagination.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              In the night, imagining some fear,
              How easy is a bush supposed a bear!   --Shak.
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     2. To contrive in purpose; to scheme; to devise; to compass;
        to purpose. See Compass, v. t., 5.
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              How long will ye imagine mischief against a man?
                                                    --Ps. lxii. 3.
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     3. To represent to one's self; to think; to believe. --Shak.
  
     Syn: To fancy; conceive; apprehend; think; believe; suppose;
          opine; deem; plan; scheme; devise.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Imagine \Im*ag"ine\, v. i.
     1. To form images or conceptions; to conceive; to devise.
  
     2. To think; to suppose.
  
              My sister is not so defenseless left As you imagine.
                                                    --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Imagine \Im*ag"ine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imagined; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Imagining.] [F. imaginer, L. imaginari, p. p.
     imaginatus, fr. imago image. See Image.]
     1. To form in the mind a notion or idea of; to form a mental
        image of; to conceive; to produce by the imagination.
  
              In the night, imagining some fear, How easy is a
              bush supposed a bear!                 --Shak.
  
     2. To contrive in purpose; to scheme; to devise; to compass;
        to purpose. See Compass, v. t., 5.
  
              How long will ye imagine mischief against a man?
                                                    --Ps. lxii. 3.
  
     3. To represent to one's self; to think; to believe. --Shak.
  
     Syn: To fancy; conceive; apprehend; think; believe; suppose;
          opine; deem; plan; scheme; devise.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  imagine
       v 1: form a mental image of something that is not present or that
            is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the
            president?" [syn: conceive of, ideate, envisage]
       2: expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of
          money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad
          state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I
          guess she is angry at me for standing her up" [syn: think,
           opine, suppose, reckon, guess]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  imagine
     Ρουμανικά n.
     η εικόνα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  imagine
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la imāgō  abl s)
     n.
     (lb en fandom slang) A short fanfic or prompt placing a reader insert
  in a novel scenario with a character or celebrity.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision
  or create something in one's mind.
     2 (lb en transitive) To believe in something created by one's own
  mind.
     3 (lb en transitive) to assume
     4 (lb en transitive) to conjecture or guess
     5 (lb en transitive) to use one's imagination
     6 (lb en transitive obsolete) To contrive in purpose; to scheme; to
  devise.
     7 (lb en transitive Internet slang rhetorical sarcastic) (n-g: Used
  to mock some idea.)
     Romanian n.
     image

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  imagine
     n.
     (lb en fandom slang) A short fanfic or prompt placing a reader insert
  in a novel scenario with a character or celebrity.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision
  or create something in one's mind.
     2 (lb en transitive) To believe in something created by one's own
  mind.
     3 (lb en transitive) to assume
     4 (lb en transitive) to conjecture or guess
     5 (lb en transitive) to use one's imagination
     6 (lb en transitive obsolete) To contrive in purpose; to scheme; to
  devise.
     7 (lb en transitive Internet slang rhetorical sarcastic) (n-g: Used
  to mock some idea.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  imagine
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la imāgō  abl s)
     n.
     (lb en fandom slang) A short fanfic or prompt placing a reader insert
  in a novel scenario with a character or celebrity.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision
  or create something in one's mind.
     2 (lb en transitive) To believe in something created by one's own
  mind.
     3 (lb en transitive) to assume
     4 (lb en transitive) to conjecture or guess
     5 (lb en transitive) to use one's imagination
     6 (lb en transitive obsolete) To contrive in purpose; to scheme; to
  devise.
     7 (lb en transitive Internet slang rhetorical sarcastic) (n-g: Used
  to mock some idea.)
     Romanian n.
     image

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  imagine
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la imāgō  abl s)
     n.
     (lb en fandom slang) A short fanfic or prompt placing a reader insert
  in a novel scenario with a character or celebrity.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision
  or create something in one's mind.
     2 (lb en transitive) To believe in something created by one's own
  mind.
     3 (lb en transitive) to assume
     4 (lb en transitive) to conjecture or guess
     5 (lb en transitive) to use one's imagination
     6 (lb en transitive obsolete) To contrive in purpose; to scheme; to
  devise.
     7 (lb en transitive Internet slang rhetorical sarcastic) (n-g: Used
  to mock some idea.)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: imaginar)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  imagine
     Espanja vb.
     (es-v-taivm 1 imagin e)
     Latina n.
     (la-s-taivm 3 i magin e imago imāgō)
     Romania n.
     1 kuva
     2 imago, mielikuva

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  imagine
     Engelska vb.
     förmoda, föreställa sig, tänka sig; inbilla sig

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  imagine /ɪmˈadʒɪn/
  verbeeld hom

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Imagine /ɪmˈadʒɪn/
  تخيّل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  imagine //ɪˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪn// 
  1. въобразявам
  (intransitive) to use one's imagination
  2. предпола́гам, предполо́жа
  (transitive) to assume
  3. вя́рвам
  (transitive) to believe
  4. представя, представям
  (transitive) to form a mental image of something