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 No parent ever imagines spending a holiday within hospital walls, so these traditions aim to give them something to look forward to and enjoy in the midst of it all. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026 Norway in Boston will be a tougher test, although one imagines the competitor in him again will want to out-perform Erling Haaland. — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 27 June 2026 Another recent study imagines something similar. — Quanta Magazine, 22 June 2026 The framing imagines women as a unified bloc, a sleeping giant that, properly motivated, will deliver a decisive blow to whichever party has most recently offended them. — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Burch imagines the flowers could be moody and romantic, creating a moody jewel tone vibe for the superstar’s wedding to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026 Bond villain Hugo Drax) imagines a vast, floating city suspended in darkness, inhabited by immortal beings who, out of boredom, begin tinkering with the construct of time. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026 Surprisingly, this is not entirely where the film is going; a little before the halfway mark, the Minions mess up yet again (leaving a vacuum, one imagines, the Three Stooges will soon fill). — Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 June 2026 Ward imagines a space inside a space, not unlike the custom tents and custom builds popular in luxury weddings right now (one tent took five days to assemble and recreate a Greek Orthodox church, Vogue reported). — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 1 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
  • The company’s existing workhorse rocket, Electron, is simply too small to deliver most of the kinds of communications satellites that Rocket Lab envisions developing.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
  • Baldet envisions Elevate as a category-defining modern wellness brand, built on utility and trust.
    — Lela London, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of envisions
Verb
  • Celebrity nail artist Queenie Nguyen thinks so—and there's no more perfect manicure than Capri Blue to match the moment.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 2 July 2026
  • Putin thinks that time is on his side, that Western support will peter out and that Ukraine’s resistance will eventually collapse under pressure from strategic bombing, analysts say.
    — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of thinks
Verb
  • The Gulf, though legally unchanged, now assumes direct Iranian strike risks.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Photos of the chefs are right there on the packaging, and the service correctly assumes that their reputations will draw you in.
    — Marisa Malanga, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 June 2026
Definition of assumes
Verb
  • Headquartered in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, the company sees advanced packaging as a strategic priority as demand grows for more powerful and efficient chips, the South China Morning Post reported.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
  • Habitat for Humanity ReStore sees higher demand for patio furniture and planters in summer.
    — Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 4 July 2026
Definition of sees
Verb
  • Ubel believes having multiple Mass options is about inclusion rather than division.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • He is driven, uncompromising, and firmly believes that his job is to document reality, not interfere with it.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 July 2026
Definition of believes
Verb
  • When a player guesses a word, the squares change color to provide feedback.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 17 June 2026
  • This adds another layer of protection if someone steals or guesses your password.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 June 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
  • Gupta considers the blanket rent freeze a blunt tool that doesn't adequately address the affordability crisis.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • The Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio considers the overall perspective of quality across thousands of companies, not just a single driving factor, retains the 30 strongest, and rebalances them with rigor.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of considers

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