imagined

i-mag-ined · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Formed a mental image or concept of something not actually present.

  2. 2.

    Supposed or assumed something to be the case.

  3. 3.

    (Often used in negative) Believed something to be possible.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    imagined community — a socially constructed group whose members feel connected despite not knowing each other personally
  • •
    as I imagined — conforming to one's expectations or mental picture

Related words

Antonyms: perceived, witnessed
See also: imaginary, imagine, imagining
Synonyms: conceived, envisioned, pictured

Etymology

From Latin imaginari ("to picture to oneself"), from imago ("image"). The "-ed" suffix marks the past tense and past participle in English.