imagine
US /ˌɪˈmædʒən/
Definition
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Imagine how much time we could save with a faster computer system.
Word Family
Synonyms
- visualizeimagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- picturea visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
- envisionimagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
Collocations
- Easy imagine thatto imagine that, meaning to form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
- Medium hard to imagine better solutiondescribing hard to imagine better solution (not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure)
- Hard cannot imagine magnitude of lossesa collocation phrase: cannot imagine magnitude of losses
- Very Hard imagine scenarios to stress-test modelsto imagine scenarios to stress-test models, meaning to form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
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