Foundation level · Year 4 · free
imagine
verb · Say it: ih-MAJ-in
What it means
Foundationto make a picture or idea in your mind of something that is not really there
Close your eyes and imagine you are floating on a warm sea.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- dream
- envisage
- picture
- visualise
More examples
- Oliver imagined what it would be like to score the winning goal at Wembley.
Where the word comes from
From Latin 'imaginari', meaning to form a picture in the mind.
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