imagine
[ɪˈmædʒɪn]
Definition:
1. To form a picture in your mind.
2. To believe something that is not true.
3. To think that something is probably true.
Use 'imagine' in a sentence:
- 1. Not speaking the language proved to be a bigger handicap than I'd imagined.
- 2. He's always imagining we're talking about him behind his back.
- 3. No one could imagine a great woman painter. None had existed yet.
- 4. But I bet you imagine specific ingredients.
- 5. Can you imagine what it must be like to lose your job after 20 years?
- 6. He could not imagine a more peaceful scene.
- 7. I should imagine it will take about three hours.
- 8. One can imagine how regretful he was.
- 9. Imagine winning the local lottery first prize of £ 5,000.
- 10. It's difficult to imagine anything coming between them.
- 11. To have a darling baby boy was the greatest gift I could imagine.
- 12. Try to imagine all the possible scenarios and what action you would take.
- 13. Close your eyes and imagine (that) you are in a forest.
- 14. In his mind's eye, he can imagine the effect he's having.
- 15. The house was just as she had imagined it.
- 16. Don't imagine you can get anything out of it.
- 17. I cannot for the life of me imagine why they want to leave.
- 18. I imagine you're referring to Jean-Paul Sartre.
- 19. In real life he wasn't how she had imagined him at all.
- 20. It was the most unexpected piece of news one could possibly imagine.
- 21. Can you possibly imagine all the horrors we have undergone since I last wrote you?
- 22. Imagine loving your enemy and doing good to those who hated you.
- 23. We can't imagine having more than one child.
- 24. Imagine you and me going to outer space.
- 25. He's always imagining (that) we're talking about him behind his back.
- 26. You can imagine he was terribly upset.
- 27. I don't imagine (that) they'll refuse.
- 28. It's sometimes hard to imagine how bad things were in the thirties.
- 29. What went through Tom's mind I can't imagine, but he did manage to keep a straight face.
- 30. But can you imagine printing food?
- 31. I can imagine no greater miscarriage of justice than the execution of an innocent man.
- 32. I can just imagine his reaction.
- 33. I would imagine the job will take about two days.
- 34. ‘He was furious. ’ ‘ I can imagine . ’
- 35. I realised that I must have imagined the whole thing.
- 36. She couldn't imagine living in a place like that.
- 37. There's nobody there. You're imagining things .
- 38. You can imagine what it would be like driving a car into a brick wall at 30 miles an hour.
- 39. This is positively the worst thing that I can even imagine.
- 40. I fondly imagined that you cared for me.
- 41. ‘Can we still buy tickets for the concert? ’ ‘I imagine so . ’
- 42. Try to imagine your life being illiterate.
- 43. He couldn't imagine why he had let so much time pass without contacting her.
- 44. We tend to imagine that the Victorians were very prim and proper.
- 45. I can't imagine life without the children now.
- 46. Imagine our surprise when he walked into the room!
- 47. It is hard to imagine her taking kindly to too much interference.
- 48. I don't imagine they'll refuse.
- 49. I couldn't imagine why he would want to be alone with me.
- 50. I can't imagine what happened to Janet.
- 51. She imagined walking into the office and handing in her resignation.
- 52. I can just imagine him saying that!
- 53. Hard to imagine, isn't it?
- 54. I would imagine she's quite lonely living on her own.
- 55. Imagine earning that much money!
- 56. Close your eyes and imagine you are in a forest.
- 57. It is hard to imagine Jesse capable of anything so extreme.
- 58. I don't imagine they will come if it rains.
- 59. I can't imagine sitting in traffic, getting stressed out.
- 60. Can you imagine life without tears?
- 61. I imagined the eyes of the others in the room upon me.
- 62. I had imagined her to be older than that.