This is the 4433rd most frequent French word.
imaginant
"Imaginant" means "imagining" in English.
Here, "imaginant" is used as a present participle, demonstrating the action of imagining in relation to the subject performing the creation of the plan.
En imaginant les possibilités, il a créé un plan innovant.
By imagining the possibilities, he created an innovative plan.
Here, "imaginant" functions again as a present participle, emphasizing the ongoing action of imagining while the subject spends time near the lake.
Elle passe des heures imaginant des histoires au bord du lac.
She spends hours imagining stories by the lake.
In this example, "imaginant" serves as a present participle in an appositive clause, indicating the artist's consistent and active creation of ideas.