How to pronounce “imagine”
Say “imagine” in 3 beats
imagine
/ˌɪˈmædʒən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪmadʒɪn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɪɪ
- mæmæstress
- dʒəndʒən
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɪˈmædʒən/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪmadʒɪn/
- Respelling
- i-MA-juhn
- Syllables
- 3 — ɪ-MÆ-dʒən
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ɪ-MÆ-dʒən. “mæ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˌɪˈmædʒən/
/ɪmadʒɪn/
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What “imagine” means
- verb
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
“Can you conceive of him as the president?”
- verb
expect, believe, or suppose
“I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel”
Say it in a sentence
“It's hard to imagine the town without its old lighthouse.”“imagine”, answered
How do you pronounce “imagine”?
“imagine” is pronounced /ˌɪˈmædʒən/ (i-MA-juhn) in American English and /ɪmadʒɪn/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “mæ”. Build it as ɪ-MÆ-dʒən, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “imagine” have?
3: ɪ · mæ · dʒən. The beat lands on the second, “mæ”.
Is “imagine” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɪˈmædʒən/ (i-MA-juhn); British English says /ɪmadʒɪn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “imagine” mean?
As a verb: form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case For example: “Can you conceive of him as the president?” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “imagine”?
Stress the second syllable: ɪ-MÆ-dʒən. “mæ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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