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imagining

im·ag·ine
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ih-maj-in]
    • /ɪˈmædʒ ɪn/
    • /ɪˈmædʒ.ɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ih-maj-in]
    • /ɪˈmædʒ ɪn/

Definitions of imagining word

  • verb with object imagining to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses). 1
  • verb with object imagining to think, believe, or fancy: He imagined the house was haunted. 1
  • verb with object imagining to assume; suppose: I imagine they'll be here soon. 1
  • verb with object imagining to conjecture; guess: I cannot imagine what you mean. 1
  • verb with object imagining Archaic. to plan, scheme, or plot. 1
  • verb without object imagining to form mental images of things not present to the senses; use the imagination. 1

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Origin of imagining

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English imaginen < Middle French imaginer < Latin imāginārī, equivalent to imāgin- (stem of imāgō) image + -ā- thematic vowel + -rī infinitive ending

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Parts of speech for Imagining

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

imagining popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

imagining usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for imagining

noun imagining

  • air castle — a fanciful or impractical notion or hope; daydream.
  • apperception — the attainment of full awareness of a sensation or idea
  • atlantis — (in ancient legend) a continent said to have sunk beneath the Atlantic Ocean west of the Straits of Gibraltar
  • conception — A conception of something is an idea that you have of it in your mind.
  • daydream — A daydream is a series of pleasant thoughts, usually about things that you would like to happen.

adjective imagining

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