imagine
verb
- to form a mental image of (something not present)
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪn/ / /əˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪn/ / /ɘˈmɛd͡ʒ.ɘn/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English ymagynen, from Middle French imaginer, from Latin imāginor, from imāginem, the accusative singular of imāgō (“a copy, likeness, image”).
- A short fanfic or prompt placing a reader insert in a novel scenario with a character or celebrity.
“Some imagines are more sexual and creepy than others: "Imagine Stiles walking in on you giving Scott a blowjob."”
“i personally like imagines and fanfics so i found a good amount of kylo ren x reader fics and started going through them.”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English ymagynen, from Middle French imaginer, from Latin imāginor, from imāginem, the accusative singular of imāgō (“a copy, likeness, image”).
- To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
“Try to imagine a pink elephant.”
“Imagine yourself in a packed airport lounge.”
- To believe in something created by one's own mind, often something false.
“She imagined that the man wanted to kill her.”
“There's nothing there; you're just imagining things.”
- To assume; to suppose.
“I imagine that he will need to rest after such a long flight.”
- To conjecture; to guess.
“I cannot even imagine what you are up to!”
“The board imagines the merger will increase profits by 25%”
- To use one's imagination.
“Imagine that we were siblings.”
- To contrive in purpose; to scheme; to devise.
“How long wil ye imagine miſchiefe againſt a man?”
- Used to mock an idea by suggesting that it is ridiculous or ill thought through.
“Imagine thinking that would work.”