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 Swift appears as a spectral figure trying to warn Johnson that, based on her own experience, her rich husband has more sinister intentions than his current bride imagines. — Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026 Our work re-imagines these ancient tombs as theatrical spaces, built to perpetuate a form of metaphysical human experience. — Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026 But rather than simply skewering the American dream, Pedercini’s game imagines an entirely new one. — Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 In the series of small works measuring 11 by 15 inches, Nickless imagines microscopic forms resembling cells and bacteria. — Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 This film—which just made its Canadian debut at TIFF—imagines the Dostoevskys on their honeymoon. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2026 The book imagines a dystopian American wasteland where pregnant women are surveilled and controlled. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Zvyagintsev’s story, like Chabrol’s, imagines the tragic fallout of a husband discovering his wife’s infidelity. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 At the end, a segment imagines Rosso in 2255, with humanity living on a distant world ruled by AI. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imagines
  1. envisions
  2. thinks
  3. assumes
  4. sees
  5. believes
  6. guesses
  7. conceives
  8. considers
Verb
  • Beijing envisions a comprehensive AI education system that spans all levels of schooling and extends to the broader public.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Green City Rising envisions a city where every neighborhood is lush and green by 2050.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of envisions
Verb
  • Knowing someone's baseline characteristics is not the same as knowing what that person thinks about this decision today.
    — Leslie John, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
  • What to read next For Mars, the team thinks that this balance was reversed, with roughly three-quarters of its mass appearing to come from planetesimals, and the remaining quarter from pebble accretion.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of thinks
Verb
  • But much of the deleveraging framework, Condon acknowledged, assumes the underlying businesses continue to perform largely in line with their pre-transaction trajectories, making execution incredibly important.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The White House’s claim that truckers will save more than $100 per fill-up assumes states suspend their own diesel taxes as well, which the order encourages but can’t require.
    — Steven John, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of assumes
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  • This year also sees the debut of Tasveer EDU, which will run sessions throughout the year on development, financing, casting, rights and distribution.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Beyond the food, Robinson sees the event as another example of Kansas City’s increasingly diverse restaurant scene.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of sees
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  • With her appointment of a special prosecutor, Hochul believes Van Houten is not up to the task.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Jones said the team believes its drilling results raise questions about some previous explanations of the site as a natural rock formation.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 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
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  • 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
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  • Eric Virey, principal displays analyst at Yole Intelligence, considers FALD a hardware feature first and foremost.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That has left the kingdom searching for friends beyond Washington, for allies ready to put rockets where the rhetoric is and assist in a fight Saudi Arabia considers existential.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of considers

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“Imagines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imagines. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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