imagined
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
An inflected form of imagine · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,140 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,265 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case also: conceive of, ideate, envisage Can you conceive of him as the president?
- expect, believe, or suppose also: think, opine, suppose, reckon, guess I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novelI thought to find her in a bad state
imagined in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Anything more engaging than Miss Trumpet looked could not be imagined.
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 1
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Maxence imagined, from this description, that he recognized his own father.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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It's like saying that the theories you imagined in your science fiction stories are becoming real...
William Gibson Interviewed · Giuseppe Salza · Chapter 1
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As our hero had the magic stone in his mouth they imagined themselves alone, and did not lower their voices.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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We imagined we had educated it out of them; they thought so, too; the Interdict woke them up like a thunderclap!
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 9. · Mark Twain · Chapter 1