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imagining

/ɪˈmædʒɪnɪŋ/ /ɪˈmædʒənɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.

Examples :

"Try to imagine a pink elephant."
mind action ability

Related Words

Illustration contrive

contrive verb

/kənˈtɹaɪv/

To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise

"The students contrive a clever plan to earn extra credit for their history project. "

Illustration envision

envision verb

/ɪnˈvɪʒən/ /ɛnˈvɪʒən/

To conceive or see something within one's mind. To imagine.

"Before the big presentation, Sarah envisioned herself confidently explaining the project to the investors. "

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration conjecture

conjecture noun

/kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ /kənˈd͡ʒɛk.t͡ʃɚ/

A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.

"I explained it, but it is pure conjecture whether he understood, or not."

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Illustration siblings

siblings noun

/ˈsɪblɪŋz/

A person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with.

"None of my siblings are married yet."

Illustration elephant

elephant noun

/ˈɛləfənt/

A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.

"The zookeeper carefully fed the elephant a large pile of hay. "

Illustration surprise

surprise noun

/səˈpɹaɪz/

Something unexpected.

"It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I did."

Illustration imagine

imagine noun

/ɪˈmædʒ.ɪn/

A short fanfic or prompt placing a reader insert in a novel scenario with a character or celebrity.

"That short imagine about my favorite teacher, Ms. Davis, is so cute. "

Illustration imagination

imagination noun

/ɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃən/

The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.

"Imagination is one of the most advanced human faculties."

Illustration insisted

insisted verb

/ɪnˈsɪstɪd/

(with on or upon or (that + ordinary verb form)) To hold up a claim emphatically.

"I insist that my secretary dresses nicely."

Illustration imagined

imagined verb

/ɪˈmædʒɪnd/

To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.

"Try to imagine a pink elephant."