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image

/ˈɪm.ɪdʒ/noun, verb2 syllables

Image means: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind.

Synonyms for image26

noun, as in a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

picture, icon, ikon

noun, as in a standard or typical example

prototype, paradigm, epitome

noun, as in language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

trope, figure of speech, figure

noun, as in someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)

double, look-alike

noun, as in (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined

range, range of a function

noun, as in a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)

effigy, simulacrum

noun, as in an iconic mental representation

mental image

noun, as in (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world

persona

verb, as in imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, understand, realize, realise

What does image mean?11

verb

1

imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind“I can't see him on horseback!”

2

render visible, as by means of MRI

noun

1

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface“they showed us the pictures of their wedding”

2

a standard or typical example“he is the prototype of good breeding”

3

language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

4

someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)“he could be Gingrich's double”

5

(mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined“the image of f(x) = x^2 is the set of all non-negative real numbers if the domain of the function is the set of all real numbers”

6

a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)“the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln”

7

an iconic mental representation“her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate”

8

(Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world“a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty”

9

the general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public“although her popular image was contrived, it served to inspire music and pageantry”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Image in a sentence

  • Your self-image affects, and is affected by, the way you interpret your achievements.AlanF_US
  • Please advise us, if possible, of a company which has developed image processing software.Dejo
  • When looking at this image, some people see a duck and others, a rabbit.Hybrid
  • When we blow up an image, it usually loses its quality.guavalava
  • To upload an image, drag and drop the image file into this window.sabretou
  • If the signal isn't strong, the image will not be clear.tieguy
  • One image comes to mind: an eerie, pitch-black disk.pip
  • This is the spitting image of the real thing, perfectly true to life.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of image

as a noun

plural
images

as a verb

past tense
imaged
present participle
imaging
third-person singular
images
past participle
imaged