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Fancy I Fancied ˈfænsi Idea Verb Drink Change

Word3 fancy
WordType (verb)
Phonetic /ˈfænsi/ /ˈfænsi/
Example
  • fancy a drink?
  • i fancied a change of scene.
  • she didn't fancy (= did not like) the idea of going home in the dark.
  • do you fancy going out this evening?
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fancy

(verb)/ˈfænsi/ /ˈfænsi/

    Verb Forms

  1. to want something or want to do something
    • SYNONYM feel like
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/feel_1
    • Fancy a drink?
    • I fancied a change of scene.
    • She didn't fancy (= did not like) the idea of going home in the dark.
    • Do you fancy going out this evening?
  2. to be sexually attracted to somebody
    • I think she fancies me.
  3. 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.
  4. to like the idea of being something or to believe, often wrongly, that you are something
    • She fancies herself (as) a serious actress.
    • He fancied himself in love with me, the silly boy.
  5. used to show that you are surprised or shocked by something
    • Fancy! She's never been in a plane before.
    • Fancy meeting you here!
    • ‘She remembered my name after all those years.’ ‘Fancy that!’
  6. 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.
  7. to believe or imagine something
    • She fancied (that) she could hear footsteps.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: contraction of fantasy.
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