# imagining

Pronunciation: say "i-MAJ-in-ing" /ɪˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪn.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of imagine. — present participle and gerund of imagine
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of imagine. Use this form for the action as it is happening or as a thing in itself.
   - _He spent the whole drive imagining how the interview might go._
   - _Imagining alternative outcomes is a natural part of planning ahead._

## Noun

2. Something that exists only in the mind; a figment of the imagination.
   - Simple: Something a person makes up in the mind that is not real.
   - _He dismissed the figure in the hallway as a mere imagining brought on by exhaustion._
   - _Childhood imaginings often shape the stories we tell as adults._

## Verb

3. Present participle and gerund of imagin. *(obsolete)* — present participle and gerund of imagin
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of imagin. Use this form for the action as it happens or as a thing in itself.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/imagining (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).