26984 words

fancies

15 definitions • 27 examples
1
to want to have or do something:

Examples:

Do you fancy a drink this evening?
[ + -ing verb ] I didn't fancy swimming in that water.
2
to be sexually attracted to someone:

Examples:

He could tell she fancied him.
3
to think you are very attractive or important:

Examples:

That Dave really fancies himself, doesn't he?
You could tell by the way they strutted around how much they fancied themselves.
Look at this photo from our teens. We really fancied ourselves, didn't we?
At that time, he was dating a girl who really fancied herself.
Chrissie's husband really fancies himself, doesn't he?
4
to imagine or think that something is so:

Examples:

He fancies himself as a bit of a singer.
[ + to infinitive ] Who do you fancy to win the Cup this year?
[ + (that) ] literary I fancied (that) I saw something moving in the corner.
old-fashioned This isn't the first time this has happened, I fancy.
5

Examples:

Fancy seeing you here!
"They have eight children." "Fancy that (= how surprising)!"
6

Examples:

I wanted a simple black dress, nothing fancy.
The decorations were a little too fancy for my tastes.
7

Examples:

We stayed in a fancy hotel near the Champs-Élysées.
8
something that you like very much for a short period:

Examples:

But for me, parachuting was no passing fancy.
9
to start liking something or someone very much:

Examples:

Laura's taken a fancy to Japanese food.
10
If something takes/tickles your fancy, you like it and want to have or do it:

Examples:

I looked in a lot of clothes shops but nothing really tickled my fancy.
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Examples:

I wanted a simple black dress, nothing fancy.
13
something that you like very much:

Examples:

What's your fancy?
14
to imagine or think that something is so:

Examples:

When she was young she fancied herself a rebel.
15
to like or wish for:

Examples:

There are two things he fancies – fast cars and thunderous music.

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