imagine

i'mæ‹in

verb

1) (to form a mental picture of (something): I can imagine how you felt.) forestille/tenke seg

2) (to see or hear etc (something which is not true or does not exist): Children often imagine that there are frightening animals under their beds; You're just imagining things!) innbille seg

3) (to think; to suppose: I imagine (that) he will be late.) regne med, gå ut fra

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- imaginary

- imagination
- imaginative

verb \/ɪˈmædʒɪn\/

1) forestille seg, tenke seg, ane, drømme

• you can't imagine how much he liked it

du aner ikke hvor godt han likte det

• he imagined himself back in his childhood

han drømte seg tilbake til barndommen

• I can't imagine marrying a girl of that sort

jeg kan ikke tenke meg å gifte meg med en pike av den typen

2) gjette, mistenke, anta, tro

• I imagine it will be rain

jeg tror det blir regn

3) innbille seg, få for seg

• stop imaging a lot of rubbish

slutt å innbille deg så mye dumt

• you are imaging things

du innbiller deg saker og ting

4) (gammeldags) tenke ut, planlegge

I can imagine jeg kan tenke meg, jeg kan forestille meg

I can't imagine jeg begriper ikke

• why he came so late, I can't imagine

jeg begriper ikke hvorfor han kom så sent

(just) imagine! bare tenk deg det! , bare tenk! , tenk bare! , tenke seg til!

imagine oneself back in drømme seg tilbake til

• she imagined herself back in her childhood

hun drømte seg tilbake til barndommen

you can't imagine du aner ikke, du har ingen anelse, du begriper ikke