immaginare
Immaginare is an Italian verb that denotes the act of forming a mental image of something not present or of conceiving a possibility or scenario. It covers both simple daydreaming and deliberate speculation, and it is used with different syntactic structures to express imagined events, imagined states, or hypothetical situations. The sense can range from harmless fantasy to critical forecasting or planning.
Etymology and related terms: the word derives from Latin imaginare, itself from imago, imaginis meaning image
Grammar and usage: immaginare is a regular -are verb and follows standard conjugation patterns. Examples include:
See also: immaginazione, immaginario, immaginarsi, imaginare (in other Romance languages).