Used in a Sentence

imagines

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for imagines.

Editorial note

One imagines that the director of the NSA does not have many surprise parties thrown in his honor.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of imagines gathered in one view.

verb

(transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.

verb

(transitive) To believe in something created by one's own mind, often something false.

verb

(transitive) To assume; to suppose.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for imagines.

verb

(transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.

verb

(transitive) To believe in something created by one's own mind, often something false.

verb

(transitive) To assume; to suppose.

verb

(transitive) To conjecture; to guess.

Example sentences

1

One imagines that the director of the NSA does not have many surprise parties thrown in his honor.

2

A codification of what the public imagines exists, would never get past those executives' lobbyists.

3

He imagines a world where we could be able to collect old solar panels, but all knowledge is lost.

4

Bubbles almost always go higher and further than anyone ever expects or imagines.

5

Here's one resolution to the Arrow paradox: Zeno imagines that the state of the arrow must be represented by a single number--its position.

6

One imagines this is precisely the confusion the Oxford comma might prevent.

7

After realizing that I was the only one using new style I switched and now I cannot imagines going back.

8

Why anyone imagines that the resulting laws have a significant correlation with what's good for an individual's rights and freedom is totally beyond me.

9

This is not how proper clandestine things are done, one imagines.

10

For many people cremation seems incompatible with this, although one imagines a benevolent deity could just as easily reconstitute people from ashes, scattered or not.

11

Rejection is almost always less personal than the rejectee imagines.

12

Cynical me imagines a little cottage industry inside the secret services, always with a small queue of potential terrorists that their handlers can then push further on short notice.

Quote examples

1

Yes, and the rejected author can't very well complain because, whether or not his views are "racist", he clearly imagines a society where many people are excluded because of their views.

2

Even if you're a likely supporter, you shouldn't let her get away with it until she tells us what sort of proposals she imagines would avoid the trade-off and magically allow these markets to flourish while also "protecting workers."

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use imagines in a sentence?

One imagines that the director of the NSA does not have many surprise parties thrown in his honor.

What does imagines mean?

(transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.

What part of speech is imagines?

imagines is commonly used as verb.