Imaginer (en. Imagine)

/imaʒine/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To conceive in one's mind something that does not exist or is not present.

She loves to imagine fantastic stories.

Elle aime imaginer des histoires fantastiques.

To call upon one's creativity to create ideas or concepts.

He had to imagine a new design for his project.

Il a dû imaginer un nouveau design pour son projet.

To think of something as if it were real, even if it is not.

He imagined himself traveling around the world.

Il s'est imaginé en voyageant autour du monde.

From Latin imaginari, from imago, imaginis, meaning 'image'.

imagine things

To think of ideas that are not necessarily real.

imaginer des choses

to imagine oneself

To give oneself a mental image of oneself or a situation.

s'imaginer

imagine a better world

To think of idealized possibilities for the future.

imaginer un monde meilleur

image

Visual representation of a person, place, or thing.

image

imaginary

Which exists only in the mind or dreams.

imaginaire

imagination

Ability to form images and ideas in the mind.

imagination

Imagine an unlikely situation.

Stop dreaming, imagine a little!

Arrête de rêver, imagine un peu!

To think of a crazy idea.

Do you really imagine that we are going to win the lottery?

Tu imagines vraiment que nous allons gagner à la loterie?