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    Imagine (en. Imagine)

    /imaʒin/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    To conceive something through thought.
    She loves to imagine fantastic stories.
    Elle aime imaginer des histoires fantastiques.
    To mentally represent something that does not exist.
    Can you imagine a world without war?
    Peux-tu imaginer un monde sans guerre ?
    To think about something creatively.
    Artists often imagine works before creating them.
    Les artistes imaginent souvent des œuvres avant de les réaliser.
    To call upon imagination to envision the future.
    Imagine that you win the lottery: what would you do?
    Imagine que tu gagnes à la loterie : que ferais-tu ?

    Etymology

    Comes from the Latin 'imaginari', which means 'to represent oneself through imagination'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    imagine that
    To suppose or envision a situation.
    imaginer que
    allow oneself to be carried away by the imaginary
    To engage in creative thinking.
    se laisser aller à l'imaginaire
    imagine that I am here
    Think that I am present in a situation.
    imagine que je suis là

    Related Words

    imagination
    Ability to create mental images.
    imagination
    imaginative
    Someone who has a lot of imagination.
    imaginatif
    image
    Visual representation of an object or an idea.
    image

    Slang Meanings

    To imagine an ideal situation
    He has so much ambition, he always imagines perfect scenarios.
    Il a tellement d'ambition, il imagine toujours des scénarios parfaits.
    To be in the world of dreams
    She is so absent-minded, they say she lives in an imaginary world.
    Elle a l'esprit tellement distrait, on dit qu'elle vit dans un monde imaginaire.