imagine
part of speech
verb (imagine, imagines, imagined, imagining)
meaning for a pupil
1) To imagine is to picture something in your mind: imagine a purple cow. tree →
2) To imagine is to think or guess that something is true: I imagine you are tired. tree →
3) To imagine something can mean to think you see or hear it when it is not real. tree →
sense in the lessons
picturing a scene, a different start, or one more thing («Imagine 3 bags with 4 apples in each»); in maths picturing a problem helps you choose the operation; in stories and art, imagination makes new worlds; in everyday life pretend play
examples
- 7:1 Thus for instance, they imagined that the name of Jehovah, יהוי, is by reversing the alphabet; מצפץ (mzpz); mem signifies the letter jod, zaddi, the letter he, and pe, the letter wav. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- This passage was apparently misunderstood by some later writers, who imagined that Rabbi Akiba was the author of the Sefer Yetzirah attributed to Abraham. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
- Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me. (Writings JOB.21.27, JPS 1917) tree →
- For they intended evil against thee, they imagined a device, wherewith they shall not prevail. (Writings PSA.21.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Through the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued, they are taken in the devices that they have imagined. (Writings PSA.10.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- Watch, count, and imagine. tree →
- Imagine 3 bags with 4 apples in each. tree →
- Imagine Tom gave away 2 of his 6 cars. tree →
- Imagine you are an astronaut on the Moon. tree →
- Close your eyes and imagine a quiet beach. tree →
- I imagine the shop is closed by now. tree →
- Did you hear a noise, or did I imagine it? tree →
- Can you imagine a world without cars? tree →
note
Picture the scene; the answer comes from the picture, not from single words. Noun «imagination»; adjective «imaginary» (not real). Trap: an imagined change does not change the real count.
In the corpora
- Through the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued, they are taken in the devices that they have imagined.
- For they intended evil against thee, they imagined a device, wherewith they shall not prevail.
- Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.
- A tidy house helps buyers imagine living there and can sell faster or for more money.
- Before you tell a story about someone, imagine it is about you.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «imagine» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.