imagine meaning and definition

IMAGINE verb

Definition of imagine (verb)

1. form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
   • "Can you conceive of him as the president?"
   • synonyms: conceive of, envisage, ideate
2. expect, believe, or suppose
   • "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"
   • synonyms: guess, opine, reckon, suppose, think