Definition
past tense of imagine; to create a picture or idea in your mind of something that isn't real or present.
Etymology
From Old French 'imaginer' derived from Latin 'imaginari' meaning to picture mentally, from 'imago' meaning image or likeness. The root connects to appearance and visual representation.
Kelly Says
Humans are the only animals that extensively imagine things—we can close our eyes and see things that don't exist, plan futures, and relive the past, which is why imagination is so central to language, art, and every human culture.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
visualized
vi-zhoo-al-ized
BNবাংলা
কল্পনা করা
kolpona kor-a
CACatalà
imaginat
i-ma-zhee-nat
CSČeština
zastoupený
za-stoo-pen-ee
DADansk
forestillet
for-es-til-let
DEDeutsch
sich vorgestellt
zeesh vor-steh-en
ELΕλληνικά
εικονιζόμενος
e-i-ko-ni-zo-me-nos
ESEspañol
imaginado
i-ma-gee-nah-doh
FISuomi
kuvittele
koo-vi-tel-leh
FRFrançais
imaginé
i-ma-zhee-neh
GUGU
કल्पના કરેલ
kal-pa-na ka-re-el
HEעברית
המציא
ha-mit-z'ah
HIहिन्दी
कल्पना किया
kalpana kee-ya
HUMagyar
kitalált
ki-ta-laht
IDBahasa Indonesia
dibayangkan
di-ba-ya-ngan
ITItaliano
immaginato
i-ma-zhee-nah-toh
JA日本語
想像した
so-ga-sa-shi-ta
MRMR
कल्पना केलेला
kal-pa-na ke-le-la
MSBahasa Melayu
dibayangkan
di-ba-ya-ngan
MYမြန်မာ
ကल्पना
kal-pa-na
NLNederlands
bedacht
be-dacht
NONorsk
forestilt
for-es-tilt
PAPA
ਕਲਪਨਾ ਕੀਤੀ
kal-pa-na kee-tee
PLPolski
wyobrażony
vye-bra-zhoh-nee
PTPortuguês
imagina
i-ma-zhin-ah
RORomână
imaginat
i-ma-zhee-nat
RUРусский
воображенный
vo-ob-ra-zhen-nyy
SVSvenska
föreställd
for-es-talld
SWKiswahili
alifikiri
a-li-fi-kri
TAதமிழ்
கற்பனை
kar-pa-nai
TEతెలుగు
కల్పించి
kal-pin-chi
THไทย
จินตนาการ
chin-ta-na-gaan
TRTürkçe
kurgulanmış
kur-goo-lan-mish
UKУкраїнська
уявлений
oo-ya-ve-len-nyy
VITiếng Việt
đã tưởng tượng
dah toang-tuong