imagines

Sayi-MAJ-inzUS/ɪˈmæd͡ʒənz/UK/ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnz/

3 meanings of imagines

1
verb
The form of imagine used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
She imagines a quieter life somewhere near the sea.
He imagines that everyone is looking at him.
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2
USi-MAY-guh-niz/ɪˈmeɪɡəˌniz/UKi-MAY-ji-neez/ɪˈmeɪd͡ʒɪniːz/
noun
Plural of imago. Use this when there is more than one adult insect.
The newly emerged imagines dried their wings in the morning sun.
Several imagines crawled out of the soil after the rain.
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3
nounslang
Plural of imagine. In fan slang, short stories in which the reader imagines being with a famous person.
She writes imagines about her favorite band and posts them online.
Fans asked for more imagines about the lead singer.
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imagines is a form of imagine

imagine, verb: To make a picture or idea in your mind of something that is not there or not real. Full entry

Forms: imagineimagines he/she/itimagining -ing formimagined past tense, past participle
Spelling: imagine → imagines: add -s

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Origins

Meaning 2

A learned word taken from the Latin word "imāginēs".

Meanings 1, 3

From the word "imagine" plus "-s".