Main Entry: imag·ine

Pronunciation: \i-ˈma-jən\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): imag·ined; imag·in·ing \-ˈmaj-niŋ, -ˈma-jə-\

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French imaginer, from Latin imaginari, from imagin-, imago image

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 : to form a mental image of (something not present) <imagine accidents at every turn>
2 archaic : plan, scheme
3 : suppose, guess <I imagine it will rain>
4 : to form a notion of without sufficient basis : fancy <imagines himself to be a charming conversationalist>intransitive verb 1 : to use the imagination
2 : believe 3

synonyms see think