İngilizce

imagination

gb/ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/ us/ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/
B1 İngilizce
~ 2900
Anlamlar
0 anlam
İsim B1 property
1

Ability to form mental images

The ability to create pictures or ideas in your mind that are not real or not happening now.

Kullanım kalıbı: [someone] has [adjective] imagination
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'imagination' with 'imaginary'. 'Imagination' is the ability; 'imaginary' describes something unreal.
Eş anlamlılar
creativity (Focuses on producing original and valuable ideas, often in art or problem-solving.) | fantasy (Emphasizes imagined scenarios that are often unrealistic or magical.)
Zıt anlamlılar
literalness (Focuses only on what is actually present or factual, without inventing ideas.) | reality (Refers to actual events and facts, as opposed to imagined ones.)
Eşdizimler
vivid imagination |wild imagination |use your imagination |spark imagination |capture the imagination
Konular
creativity |emotions |art |education |core_vocabulary
Örnekler
  • Her vivid imagination helped her write wonderful stories.
  • You need a bit of imagination to see how this old building could become a home.
  • Children often have a wild imagination.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
  • I have a big imagination.
  • He uses his imagination in art class.
  • The story came from her imagination.
İsim B2 action
2

Creative invention of ideas

The act of making up new ideas or stories in your mind.

Kullanım kalıbı: through [someone]'s imagination
Eş anlamlılar
invention (Highlights the creation of something new, either in thought or physically.)
Zıt anlamlılar
fact (Something that is true and can be proven, not made up.)
Eşdizimler
flight of imagination |product of the imagination |work of the imagination
Konular
art |creativity |arts_entertainment |education |core_vocabulary
Örnekler
  • The movie was a pure product of his imagination.
  • Her paintings are works of the imagination.
  • The idea came entirely from my imagination.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
  • The story is from my imagination.
  • Her song is from her imagination.
  • The game was made by our imagination.
İsim B2 property
3

Creative problem-solving ability

The ability to find new ways to solve problems using original ideas.

Kullanım kalıbı: [someone] shows imagination in [activity]
Eş anlamlılar
ingenuity (Stresses cleverness and skill in creating solutions.)
Zıt anlamlılar
unimaginativeness (Lack of creativity or originality in thinking.)
Eşdizimler
show imagination |demonstrate imagination |lack imagination
Konular
business |innovation |work |education |core_vocabulary
Örnekler
  • She showed great imagination in designing the new product.
  • His solution lacked any imagination.
  • We need more imagination to solve this crisis.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
  • He had imagination in his work.
  • She used imagination to fix the problem.
  • They show imagination in the game.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
imagination
IPA
GB/ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/
US/ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/
Heceler ve vurgu
ima - gin - a - tion (4 hece)
Stress on 4th syllable (tion)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
  • Base: imagination
  • Plural: imagination, imaginations
Kelime ailesi
Forms
imaginations noun
Core family
imagine verb A2 imaginative adjective B2 imaginary adjective B1
Related words
imaginable adjective imaginatively adverb
Negative and opposite forms
unimaginable adjective C1 unimaginative adjective
Advanced or less common
reimagine verb
İfadeler

a flight of imagination

1
/ə flˈaɪt əv ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase

Fanciful mental creation

An idea that is very creative but not realistic.

Örnekler
  • His plan was dismissed as a flight of imagination.
  • The novel is full of flights of imagination.

beyond imagination

1
/bɪjˈɔnd ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase

Too much to imagine

Too big, great, or strange to think about clearly.

Örnekler
  • The beauty of the mountains was beyond imagination.
  • The damage was beyond imagination.

stretch the imagination

1
/stɹˈɛt͡ʃ ðə ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase

Challenge mental limits

Make someone think about things in a new or hard way.

Örnekler
  • This story really stretches the imagination.
  • It stretches the imagination to believe his tale.

use your imagination

1
/jˈuz jˈʊɹ ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase

Employ mental creativity

Think of new ideas or pictures in your mind.

Örnekler
  • If you can't see it, just use your imagination.
  • Use your imagination to picture the scene.

capture the imagination

1
/kˈæpt͡ʃɚ ðə ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase

To fascinate and inspire creativity

To make someone very interested and full of new ideas.

Örnekler
  • The book captured the imagination of young readers.
  • The story captured the imagination of children around the world.
  • Space travel has always captured the imagination of scientists.
  • Her performance captured the audience's imagination.

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