Imaginando (en. Imagining)

i-ma-gi-nan-do

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
verb
To form or construct mental images from ideas or experiences.
She was imagining a bright future.
Ella estaba imaginando un futuro brillante.
To suppose or conceive something that is not present or not real.
Imagining that anything is possible, she dared to dream.
Imaginando que todo es posible, se atrevió a soñar.
To create in the mind something that does not physically exist.
Children spend hours imagining fantastic adventures.
Los niños pasan horas imaginando aventuras fantásticas.

Etymology

From the verb 'imaginar', which comes from the Latin 'imaginari'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

imagining the future
Creating a vision of what may be in the future.
imaginando el futuro
imagining the impossible
Thinking about things that seem unattainable.
imaginando imposibles
imagining a better world
Ideating an ideal place that overcomes current problems.
imaginando un mundo mejor

Related Words

image
Visual representation of something.
imagen
imagination
Ability to form images or concepts in the mind.
imaginación
to dream
To see images or situations in the mind while sleeping or being awake.
soñar

Slang Meanings

To create absurd or funny situations in the mind.
That story is just an imagining of what could have been.
Esa historia es solo un imaginando de lo que pudo haber sido.
To think about something in a fanciful or unreal way.
Stop imagining crazy things and come back to reality.
Deja de estar imaginando cosas locas y vuelve a la realidad.