imagine

想像する、思い描く

何かの姿や様子を頭の中で思い描くこと。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： 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.)

類義語： picture, visualize, envision

よく使う表現： imagine a world, imagine yourself, imagine living somewhere, imagine a scene

思う、推測する

確信や証拠はないが、そうだろうと思うこと。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： imagine (that)… (I imagine that they are already asleep.)

類義語： suppose, assume, think

よく使う表現： imagine that, imagine someone knows, only imagine, imagine so