adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnd/
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CMU ARPABET:IH2 M AE1 JH AH0 N D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Conceived or envisioned in the mind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Never return evil for evil that's either real or imagined.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Only conceivable in one's mind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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3
adj
Meaning 3
Imaginational.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of imagin
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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Meaning relationships
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5
verb
Meaning 5
simple past and past participle of imagine
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Esperanto:
imagata
— conceived or envisioned in the mind
French:
imaginé
— conceived or envisioned in the mind