imagine
/ɪˈmædʒɪn/verb
उच्चारण इमैजिन
कल्पना करना
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[T] ~ sth | ~ doing sth | ~ (that)…
to form a picture in your mind of what something might be like
कल्पना करना
- Imagine living on the moon.
- Can you imagine a big city without electricity for a whole week?
- Try to imagine how the village looked a hundred years ago.
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- I can't imagine life without my phone.
- Imagine that you are the principal of the school.
- Close your eyes and imagine you are sitting on a quiet beach.
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[T] ~ (that)…
to think that something is probably true
अनुमान लगाना, सोचना
- I imagine she is tired.
- I imagine the train will be late because of the fog.
- I imagine you are hungry after the long journey.
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- I imagine he will be here soon, as the roads are clear.
- I imagine the shop is closed on Sundays.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
imagine + -ing
After imagine, use a gerund for something you picture yourself or others doing. Imagine is not followed by to-infinitive.
'Imagine' के बाद उस कार्य के लिए gerund लगता है जो आप स्वयं या दूसरों को करते हुए कल्पना करें। इसके बाद to-infinitive नहीं आता।
- Can you imagine living on the moon?
- I cannot imagine Radhika missing the class.
imagine + that-clause / wh-word
Use a clause when you suppose something is true, or a wh-word to picture details.
जब आप कुछ सच मानें तो that-clause, और विवरण की कल्पना के लिए wh-word का प्रयोग होता है।
- I imagine that the roads are blocked by now.
- Imagine what it would be like to win the lottery.
imagine + sb / sth + doing / adjective
A pronoun or noun can come between imagine and the -ing form or an adjective.
Imagine और -ing रूप या adjective के बीच pronoun या noun आ सकता है।
- Imagine yourself on a beach in Goa.
- I imagined the room empty.
Imagine! / just imagine / You can imagine
These short forms are used in speech to show surprise or to invite the listener to picture something.
ये छोटे रूप बोलचाल में आश्चर्य दिखाने या श्रोता को कल्पना के लिए आमंत्रित करने के लिए प्रयुक्त होते हैं।
- Just imagine, all the lights went out during the exam!
be + imagined (passive)
In the passive, something is imagined when it exists only in the mind, not in reality.
Passive में कोई चीज़ तब 'imagined' होती है जब वह केवल मन में हो, वास्तविकता में नहीं।
- The danger was imagined, not real.
+Collocations 4
adverb + imagine
easilyhardlyvividlybarelyjustscarcely
- I can hardly imagine life without a mobile phone.
can / cannot + imagine
can imaginecannot imaginecan't begin to imaginecan only imaginecould never imagine
- You cannot imagine how hard she studied.
imagine + noun
a scenea situationthe worsta worldthe future
- Imagine a world without electricity.
imagine + thing
thingsthe resultyourselfa dayan answer
- She sometimes imagines things in the dark.
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- Radhika often imagines herself as a district collector.
राधिका प्रायः स्वयं को ज़िलाधिकारी के रूप में कल्पना करती है।
- I imagine you are tired after such a long journey.
मेरा अनुमान है कि इतनी लंबी यात्रा के बाद आप थके हुए होंगे।
- It is hard to imagine a school without a library.
पुस्तकालय के बिना किसी विद्यालय की कल्पना करना कठिन है।
- Did I imagine it, or did the lights flicker?
क्या मैंने कल्पना की, या सचमुच बत्तियाँ टिमटिमाई थीं?
- Imagine how happy your parents will be when you pass.
कल्पना कीजिए कि आपके उत्तीर्ण होने पर आपके माता-पिता कितने खुश होंगे।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I cannot imagine him to say such a thing.
✓ I cannot imagine him saying such a thing.
After imagine + object, use the -ing form, not a to-infinitive.
'Imagine + object' के बाद -ing रूप आता है, to-infinitive नहीं।
✗ She imagined to become a pilot.
✓ She imagined becoming a pilot.
Imagine takes a gerund, not to + verb.
'Imagine' के बाद gerund आता है, 'to + verb' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Imagine, suppose and picture all involve forming ideas, but they differ in strength.
Imagine, suppose और picture तीनों में विचार बनाना शामिल है, पर उनकी तीव्रता भिन्न है।
To form a picture in the mind, or to think something is probably true.
मन में चित्र बनाना, या किसी बात को संभवतः सच मानना।
- Imagine you are on a mountain.
To assume something is true without proof.
बिना प्रमाण के किसी बात को सच मान लेना।
- I suppose he forgot.
To see something very clearly in your mind.
किसी बात को मन में बहुत स्पष्ट रूप से देखना।
- I can picture the village.
¶Idioms 2
(just) imagine (it / that)!
used to express surprise or disapproval
सोचो तो!, ज़रा कल्पना करो!
- Imagine that! She cleared the exam in her first attempt.
- Just imagine! He walked twenty kilometres to get here.
be imagining things
to think that you see or hear sth that is not really there, or that sth is happening when it is not
वहम होना, ऐसी चीज़ें महसूस करना जो हैं ही नहीं
- I thought I heard a knock, but I must be imagining things.
- You're imagining things; nobody is following you.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
im·ag·ine
?Which word?
Keep apart, asked very often: imaginary (not real: 'an imaginary friend'), imaginative (creative, having new ideas: 'an imaginative student') and imaginable (possible to imagine).
इन्हें अलग रखिए, यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: imaginary (काल्पनिक: 'an imaginary friend'), imaginative (रचनात्मक, नए विचारों वाला: 'an imaginative student') और imaginable (कल्पना करने योग्य)।
§Grammar and usage
Imagine is followed by -ing, not 'to' ('Imagine living there', not 'imagine to live'), like avoid, enjoy, mind and consider.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: imagine के बाद -ing आता है, 'to' नहीं ('Imagine living there', 'imagine to live' नहीं), avoid, enjoy, mind और consider की तरह।