IMAGINABLE


Meaning of IMAGINABLE in English

1.

You use ~ after a superlative such as ‘best’ or ‘worst’ to emphasize that something is extreme in some way.

...their imprisonment under some of the most horrible circumstances ~...

= conceivable

ADJ: adj-superl n ADJ, adj-superl ADJ n emphasis

2.

You use ~ after a word like ‘every’ or ‘all’ to emphasize that you are talking about all the possible examples of something. You use ~ after ‘no’ to emphasize that something does not have the quality mentioned.

Parents encourage every activity ~.

= possible

ADJ: ADJ n, n ADJ emphasis

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