image
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3.3
- noun
- /ˈɪmɪdʒ/
- Literature
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imagen mental
- In your mind's eye, conjure up the image of a good sprinter.
- mental image
- evoke images
- vivid images
She says she can't get the image out of her mind.
- She says she can't get the image out of her mind.
- Do you know that you have an image of yourself inside?
- I was being visited by this image of Albert Einstein.
- I can't get that image of the fear out my head.
- She hasn't built up this image of herself in her mind.
- Why oh why do I have that image now that's in my brain now?
- And you start out by writing the image that you want to hold.
- Like, yeah, it's an image that I can't get out of my head.
- Suddenly ideas pop up into your head, images, emotions, feelings.
- I'd invite you today to challenge those images in your head.
Examples
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I want you to carry this image with you into the lab.
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And this is a very unforgettable image of Hemingway and Castro.
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Do you know that you have an image of yourself inside?
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But I do think that that particular image is perfect.
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The man was dead, but the image lived on.
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However, look for unique images that the audience may not have seen before.
Academic text (2011) -
Sometimes it helps to think of an image.
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If I say to you on the road, what image pops into your head?
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When I say the word "girl"... what is the earliest image you can remember?
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When I read that poem, it created a vivid image of summer in my mind.
Synonyms
848
3.8
A clear image in the mind of something not present
279
2.0
A clear image in your mind of something
8
3.5
A clear image you form in your mind
7
3.8
A picture you make in your mind of something not there
4
3.8
A picture in your mind of something you have seen
2
4.2
A clear description that makes you imagine a scene
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6.7
An idea in your mind that stands for something you remember or imagine
An image you make in your mind when you imagine something
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A complete copy of the information in a computer's active memory saved as a file
- Specialized
A relationship where two molecules or crystals are exact mirror reflections of each other
- Specialized
A way of making a photo file smaller by removing extra data so it uses less space
How Vivid
Surface Forms
Etymology
Image comes from the Latin imago, which is the same root as imagine ('to form a picture in your mind'), so the word has always been about making pictures. In writing, an image is a mental picture that words create for the reader.