imagine

imagine
verb
1 form a picture of sth in your mind
ADVERB
clearly, easily, readily

I could clearly imagine the scene in the office.

barely, hardly, scarcely (esp. BrE)

I could hardly imagine living in such a remote and desolate spot.

just

She could just imagine her mother's look of horror.

quite

The sight was disturbing as you can quite imagine.

almost

When I think about this story I can almost imagine the look on his face.

ever, possibly

the best guitarist you could possibly imagine

fully (esp. AmE)

I couldn't fully imagine what it could be.

actually

I can't actually imagine her falling for that trick.

always

I always imagined him following in his father's footsteps.

vividly

She had so vividly imagined it time and time again.

VERB + IMAGINE
can

I can well imagine the atmosphere at home at this moment.

There's more at stake here than you can possibly imagine.

try to
begin to, start to

I can't even begin to imagine the horrors that they have been through.

I started to imagine what he might say.

dare to

He hardly dared to imagine what else was going to be divulged.

love to

He loved to imagine himself as the hero.

be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to, be tough to

It is difficult to imagine a world without money.

be absurd to, be far-fetched to
be easy to
be free to

The artist is free to imagine anything she pleases.

PHRASES
let us imagine

Let us imagine what really might have happened.

2 see/hear/think sth that is not true/does not exist
ADVERB
really, seriously

You don't seriously imagine I'll agree to that?

almost

I could almost imagine you were jealous.

actually
just, merely, simply

She knew she was simply imagining things.

fondly, naively (both esp. BrE)

I had fondly imagined that riding a mule would be easy.

VERB + IMAGINE
be easy to
PHRASES
be imagining things

Had I really heard a noise, or was I just imagining things?

real and imagined, real or imagined

He was always quick to avenge insults, real or imagined.

Imagine is used with these nouns as the object: ↑horror, ↑joy, ↑scenario, ↑scene, ↑shock, ↑uproar, ↑world

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