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No. 4,433 in French

imaginant

"Imaginant" means "imagining" in English.

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  • En imaginant les possibilités, il a créé un plan innovant.

    By imagining the possibilities, he created an innovative plan.

    Here, "imaginant" is used as a present participle, demonstrating the action of imagining in relation to the subject performing the creation of the plan.

  • Elle passe des heures imaginant des histoires au bord du lac.

    She spends hours imagining stories by the lake.

    Here, "imaginant" functions again as a present participle, emphasizing the ongoing action of imagining while the subject spends time near the lake.

  • L'artiste, toujours imaginant de nouvelles idées, surprend son public.

    The artist, always imagining new ideas, surprises their audience.

    In this example, "imaginant" serves as a present participle in an appositive clause, indicating the artist's consistent and active creation of ideas.

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