fancy
verb/ˈfænsi/
/ˈfænsi/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they fancy | /ˈfænsi/ /ˈfænsi/ |
| he / she / it fancies | /ˈfænsiz/ /ˈfænsiz/ |
| past simple fancied | /ˈfænsid/ /ˈfænsid/ |
| past participle fancied | /ˈfænsid/ /ˈfænsid/ |
| -ing form fancying | /ˈfænsiɪŋ/ /ˈfænsiɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] (British English, informal) to want something or want to do something synonym feel like
- fancy something Fancy a drink?
- I fancied a change of scene.
- She didn't fancy (= did not like) the idea of going home in the dark.
- fancy doing something Do you fancy going out this evening?
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- [transitive] fancy somebody (British English, informal) to be sexually attracted to somebody
- I think she fancies me.
- [transitive] fancy yourself (British English, informal, disapproving) to think that you are very popular, attractive or intelligent
- He started to chat to me and I could tell that he really fancied himself.
- [transitive] (British English) to like the idea of being something or to believe, often wrongly, that you are something
- fancy yourself (as) something She fancies herself (as) a serious actress.
- fancy yourself + adv./prep. He fancied himself in love with me, the silly boy.
- [intransitive, transitive] Fancy!(informal, becoming old-fashioned) used to show that you are surprised or shocked by something
- Fancy! She's never been in a plane before.
- fancy doing something Fancy meeting you here!
- fancy something ‘She remembered my name after all those years.’ ‘Fancy that!’
- [transitive] (British English) fancy somebody/something to think that somebody/something will win or be successful at something, especially in a race
- Which horse do you fancy in the next race?
- He's hoping to get the job but I don't fancy his chances.
- [transitive] fancy (that)… (literary) to believe or imagine something
- She fancied (that) she could hear footsteps.
Word Originlate Middle English: contraction of fantasy.
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