• IPA: /ɪˈmædʒ.ɪn/

imagine (imagines, present participle imagining; past and past participle imagined)

1. (transitive) to form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
   • c. 1595–1596, William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act V, scene i]:

     In the night, imagining some fear, / How easy is a bush supposed a bear!

   Try to imagine a pink elephant.

2. (transitive) to believe in something created by one's own mind

   She imagined that the man wanted to kill her.

3. (transitive) to assume

   I imagine that he will need to rest after such a long flight.

4. (transitive) to conjecture or guess

   I cannot even imagine what you are up to!

   The board imagines the merger will increase profits by 25%

5. (intransitive) to use one's imagination

   Imagine that we were siblings.

6. (transitive, obsolete) to contrive in purpose; to scheme; to devise
   • Bible, Psalms lxii. 3

     How long will ye imagine mischief against a man?

• ween

• French: imaginer
• German: sich vorstellen, vorstellen, einbilden
• Italian: immaginarsi, figurarsi
• Portuguese: imaginar
• Russian: представля́ть
• Spanish: imaginar

• French: imaginer
• Italian: immaginare, scommettere
• Portuguese: imaginar

• French: imaginer
• Italian: immaginare, ritenere
• Portuguese: crer, achar, pensar
• Spanish: imaginar

• French: imaginer
• Italian: prevedere

• French: imaginer
• Italian: pensare
• Portuguese: fantasiar

• French: imaginer

imagine (plural imagines)

1. (fandom slang) A short fanfic or prompt placing a reader insert in a novel scenario with a character or celebrity.
   • 2015, Laura Starling, "FFIC101: An Introduction to the Horrors of Fanfiction", Critic (University of Otago), 2 March 2015, page 21 ↗:

     Some imagines are more sexual and creepy than others: "Imagine Stiles walking in on you giving Scott a blowjob."

   • 2016, Jocelyn Chambers, "The Exclusion Of People Of Color In Fanfiction", Majesty, December 2016, page 96 ↗:

     i personally like imagines and fanfics so i found a good amount of kylo ren x reader fics and started going through them.

   • 2019, "thranduilsperkybutt", quoted in "Author Spotlight: thranduilsperkybutt", Lemon, February 2019, page 37 ↗:

     If I get inspired immediately, I can bust out an imagine in 5-10 minutes.