imagine

verb

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

   “Try to imagine a pink elephant.”

   “Imagine yourself in a packed airport lounge.”

   “Imagine sitting on a tropical beach with a cool mimosa.”

   “Imagine all the people / Livin' life in peace”

   “Or in the night, imagining ſome feare, / How eaſie is a buſh ſuppos’d a Beare?”

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

   “She imagined that the man wanted to kill her.”

   “There's nothing there; you're just imagining things.”

3. (transitive)To assume; to suppose.

   “I imagine that he will need to rest after such a long flight.”

4. (transitive)To conjecture; to guess.

   “I cannot even imagine what you are up to!”

   “The board imagines the merger will increase profits by 25%”

5. (intransitive)To use one's imagination.

   “Imagine that we were siblings.”

6. (obsolete, transitive)To contrive in purpose; to scheme; to devise.

   “How long wil ye imagine miſchiefe againſt a man?”

7. (Internet, sarcastic, transitive)Used to mock an idea by suggesting that it is ridiculous or ill thought through.

   “Imagine thinking that would work.”

noun

1. (slang)A short fanfic or prompt placing a reader insert in a novel scenario with a character or celebrity.

   “Some imagines are more sexual and creepy than others: "Imagine Stiles walking in on you giving Scott a blowjob."”

   “i personally like imagines and fanfics so i found a good amount of kylo ren x reader fics and started going through them.”

   “If I get inspired immediately, I can bust out an imagine in 5-10 minutes.”