imagining

[/ɪˈmædʒɪnɪŋ/]

verb (gerund/present participle)

imaginação

1. The act of forming a mental image or concept of something

I was imagining what the house would look like after renovation.

Eu estava imaginando como a casa ficaria após a renovação.

2. Creating or inventing something in the mind

She enjoys imagining new stories for her characters.

Ela gosta de imaginar novas histórias para seus personagens.

3. Supposing or assuming something to be true

Imagining the worst-case scenario won't help.

Imaginar o pior cenário possível não vai ajudar.

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General Brazilian

imaginando

Most common usage across Brazil

São Paulo

imaginando

Standard usage, no significant variation

Rio de Janeiro

imaginando

Standard usage with occasional colloquial variations

Portugal

imaginando

Standard usage, identical to Brazilian Portuguese

imagining things - seeing or believing things that don't exist

beyond imagining - too extreme or difficult to conceive

wild imagining - far-fetched or unrealistic thoughts

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