imagine

To create a picture or idea of something in your mind.

• Imagine a house by the sea.
• She imagined herself winning the race.
• Can you imagine living without a phone?

How to use it: imagine doing something (Imagine living beside the sea.); imagine someone/something as something (I imagined the empty room as a library.); imagine that… (Imagine that you can travel anywhere for free.)

Similar words: picture, visualize, envision

Common phrases: imagine a world, imagine yourself, imagine living somewhere, imagine a scene

To think something is true without being certain or having proof.

• I imagine he is busy.
• She imagined everyone was laughing at her.
• You are imagining problems that may never happen.

How to use it: imagine (that)… (I imagine that they are already asleep.)

Similar words: suppose, assume, think

Common phrases: imagine that, imagine someone knows, only imagine, imagine so