Could Only Imagine Meaning?

I can only imagine (what is going to happen): I do not know (what is going to happen) but I expect it to be bad. idiom.

Could only imagine it meaning?

"I can only imagine... " means: "the only (single) thing that I can think of", or "The only (one/single) thing I can do is guess". By saying "I can only imagine... ", it means that you don't know the answer or you son't know what to say, so you have to guess. It's like starting the sentence by saying "I guess...".

Is it appropriate to say I can only imagine?

So, instead of saying “I just can't imagine,” we should say “I can only imagine.” Whatever our intentions, words speak for themselves. “I just can't imagine” is code for “I don't want to imagine what you're going through.” “I just can't imagine” is neither kind nor comforting.