imagines

verb

present tense third-person singular of imagine
1
as in envisions
to form a mental picture of she was determined to have the wedding that she had always imagined

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2
as in thinks
to have as an opinion I imagine that's true, but you still have to prove it

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3
as in assumes
to form an opinion from little or no evidence I imagine things will change rapidly once we begin

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Recent Examples of imagines Switzerland imagines Highsmith as a recluse in the Alps, closely guarding a cache of weapons and secrets after a lifetime spent writing mysteries. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026 The Komlós conjecture imagines each person (or object) as an arrow of length 1 called a unit vector. — Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026 The show imagines communities centered on the Mississippi River, which flows through Minneapolis, and the installation echoes a riverbed, with platforms approximating islands. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026 The meanest part of the book is when Cusk imagines M at a fake literary salon being thrown by an unnamed fashion brand. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026 Stephenson is a novelist whose books have shaped how the tech industry imagines its own future. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 Director Matt Johnson‘s take on the beloved late chef, author and TV host imagines the transformative summer when a 19-year-old Bourdain discovered his passion for food while working in a Provincetown seaside kitchen. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026 In the hard moments, Pugh imagines his wife telling him to stay calm, that things will get better. — Katheryn Houghton, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026 Gulzar imagines Toba Tek Singh still standing on his swollen feet at the Wagah-Attari border. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imagines
  1. envisions
  2. thinks
  3. assumes
  4. sees
  5. believes
  6. guesses
  7. conceives
  8. considers
Verb
  • Acura envisions each of its next-gen vehicles arriving on new platforms that will be able to accommodate gas, hybrid, and, eventually, all-electric powertrains.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026
  • SpaceX also envisions the site supporting missions beyond conventional satellite launches, including lunar and Mars missions and the deployment of satellites for its emerging orbital data center business.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of envisions
Verb
  • While there may be dissent about how much transparency is the right amount, no one thinks Warsh is going to deliver a lot of it Friday.
    — Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Corruption is what political scientists call a valence issue – almost everyone thinks corruption is bad, but not everyone agrees about how much of it there is.
    — Robert Boatright, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of thinks
Verb
  • And although Engwe advertises a 55-mile maximum range, that figure assumes ideal conditions.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The committee’s analysis assumes Trump continued to hold the positions disclosed at the end of last year.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of assumes
Verb
  • No country has marshaled those efforts like China, where the government sees Tibet, and its Himalayan borderlands, as critical to its national and energy security.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Wall Street sees new treatments as an untapped goldmine, full of consumers who are willing to pay out-of-pocket for better options, reminiscent of the boom in GLP-1 weight-loss drugs.
    — Avalon Pernell, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of sees
Verb
  • Consequently, Shin believes the won has significant room for appreciation moving forward.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Kaltenbrunner believes that Hitler has been sent by God to rule over Germany.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of believes
Verb
  • Logan Wright, the author of Broken China, guesses that growth is now running at no more than 1% — and may even be zero.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The system consists of a predictive algorithm that guesses how a robot is broken, along with robotic manipulators that actually take the broken robot apart.
    — Kohava Mendelsohn, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of guesses
Verb
  • Its founder, Fabrizio Di Amato, conceives it not as a hotel brand in the conventional sense but as the beginning of a wider world—a connected collection of destinations where Italian hospitality, design and culture merge.
    — Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 21 June 2026
  • Isaac prays to God on her behalf, God answers the prayer, and Rebekah conceives.
    — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of conceives
Verb
  • Redfin considers a place a buyer's market when the number of sellers exceeds the number of buyers by 10% or more.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Income requirements SoFi also considers income during the application process, but doesn't disclose a specific minimum.
    — Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of considers

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“Imagines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imagines. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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