fancying
present participle offancy
fancy
verb
uk/ˈfæn.si/us/ˈfæn.si/fancyverb(LIKE)
B1[T]UK
towantto have or do something:
Do you fancy adrinkthisevening?
[+ -ing verb]I didn't fancy swimmingin thatwater.
B2[T]UKinformal
to besexuallyattractedto someone:
He couldtellshe fancied him.
fancyyourselfUKdisapproving
tothinkyou are veryattractiveorimportant:
That Dave really fancies himself, doesn't he?
- Do you fancy coming on adaytripto Bath nextSaturday?
- Do you fancy going out for amealafterwork?
- What shall we do foodwise - do you fancy going out toeat?
- Ithoughthe fancied me, but I'dcompletelymisreadthesignals.
- Sheknewhe fancied her, butpreferredtokeeptheirrelationshipplatonic.
Wanting things
- ache forsomething
- acquisitive
- ambitious
- ambitiously
- angle
- angle forsomething
- desperate
- fancy
- hanker after/forsomething
- haveyoureye onsomethingidiom
- hunger
- hunger after/forsomething
- pine
- setyourheart onsomething/doing somethingidiom
- setyoursights onsomethingidiom
- shook
- sight
- someone'sheart's desireidiom
- straw
- super-ambitious
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Showing arrogance and conceit
fancyverb(IMAGINE)
[IorT]UK
toimagineorthinkthat something is so:
He fancies himselfasabitof asinger.
[+ to infinitive]Who do you fancytowinthe Cup thisyear?
[+ (that)]literaryI fancied(that)Isawsomethingmovingin thecorner.
old-fashionedThis isn't the firsttimethis hashappened, I fancy.
fancy!C2old-fashioned
anexpressionofsurprise:
Fancyseeingyou here!
"They have eightchildren." "Fancythat(= howsurprising)!"
Imagining and conceiving
- assume
- beyondyourwildest dreamsidiom
- blue-sky
- conceivable
- conceivably
- foundation
- guess
- imagine
- inyourmind's eyeidiom
- inconceivably
- lay the foundation(s) of/foridiom
- look on/uponsomeone/somethingassomething
- mental image
- reach
- riot
- run riotidiom
- theorize
- think ofsomething
- think of/aboutsomeone/something
- vision
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Expressions of surprise
Idiom
fancysomeone'schances
Examplesoffancying
fancying
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The musicians redoubled their outcry and their tears,fancyingthe king would take compassion upon them.
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This newfancyinghad two dimensions.
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Whether it is pigeonfancying, leek growing, the arts, music, reading, television, drama or walking in the country, all are enhanced by knowledge and learning.
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They cannot currently benefit from national lottery money because pigeonfancyingis not considered a sport.
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This thought led him to merge his two hobbies into a new double sport combining carrier pigeonfancyingwith amateur photography.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The song describesfancyingsomeone who already interested in someone else and, therefore, maintaining the sentiments a secret.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Mingy, the curmudgeonly money-keeper who resists spending money forfancyingup the village is also outlawed.
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