Imagine vs Supposed - What's the difference?
imagine | supposed |
To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
* Shakespeare
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-14, author=(Jonathan Freedland)
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, title= To believe in something created by one's own mind.
To assume.
To conjecture or guess.
To use one's imagination.
(obsolete) To contrive in purpose; to scheme; to devise.
* Bible, Psalms lxii. 3
(suppose)
Presumed to be true, but without proof
(with infinitive) Generally considered or expected.
(with infinitive) Having an obligation.
(with infinitive) Intended.
As verbs the difference between imagine and supposed
is that imagine is to form a mental of something; to envision or create something in one's mind while supposed is past tense of suppose.As an adjective supposed is
presumed to be true, but without proof.imagine
English
Verb
- In the night, imagining some fear, / How easy is a bush supposed a bear!
Obama's once hip brand is now tainted, passage=Now we are liberal with our innermost secrets, spraying them into the public ether with a generosity our forebears could not have imagined . Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet.}}
- How long will ye imagine mischief against a man?
Usage notes
* This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . SeeSynonyms
* (l)Derived terms
* imaginable * imaginal * imaginary * imagination * imaginativesupposed
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(-)- Jesus is the supposed son of God.
- ''The movie is supposed to be good.
- You are not supposed to smoke in the restaurant.'' [Note: this means, you are obliged ''not to smoke.]
- The phone is supposed to come with a manual.
- The phone is supposed to save us time.